Kevin Gates Sits Courtside at Lakers Game After Remarks About LeBron James’ Wife Savannah

Kevin Gates with a woman in a hijab on the left; LeBron James in a Lakers jersey on the right.

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Kevin Gates and Brittany Renner were among the familiar faces seen courtside at Tuesday night’s game between the Lakers and the Timberwolves. The appearance by Gates, naturally, received quite a bit of attention on social media thanks to his recent remarks about LeBron’s wife, Savannah James, which earlier this month received a presumed response from the four-time NBA champ and three-time Olympic gold medalist himself.

What did Kevin Gates say about LeBron James?

For those who may have missed such developments, here’s a quick catchup: First, Gates, who last month delivered his I’m Him 2 album, took to Instagram with an assessment of “the way Savannah looks at LeBron.” In short, Gates told fans he preferred “the way them white women look at LeBron.” He also seemingly likened Savannah to a jail warden. Later, though he did not mention Gates by name, LeBron’s “Kings don’t concern themselves with the opinions of peasants” remark on Instagram was widely interpreted as a response.

A man with tattoos and a woman in a black hijab sit courtside at a basketball game, posing for a photo.

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Savannah’s own IG activity was also seen as a reaction, with both receiving a response from Gates, who argued in a subsequent video that “sometimes the truth hurts, but it heals.” Fast forward to Tuesday night, and Gates and Renner, as seen above, were both photographed sitting courtside at the Lakers game.

Given all of what we just summarized above, it should come as no surprise that many were quick to make a very big deal out of Gates’ courtside appearance. For a sampling of that big-deal-making in action, see below. Getting at least one mention amid the discourse was Jack Black, who was also spotted at Tuesday’s game.

Kevin Gates really pulled up to the Lakers games even after his comments about LeBron James’ wife, Savannah James 😭

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When I say I’m petty, I am Kevin Gates sitting courtside at the Lakers game after talking about LeBron and his wife PETTY 😂🤣

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Jack Black out aura’d Kevin Gates and he didn’t even try to 😭

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The Lakers ultimately came out on top in Tuesday’s game against the Timberwolves, with a final score of 94-85. The two teams will next face off on Friday at the Target Center in Minneapolis.