LeBron James celebrated his 27th birthday (Fri., Dec. 30) and New Year’s eve by throwing himself a party – where he also used the occasion to propose to longtime girlfriend Savannah Brinson.
Brinson happily said yes and the congratulatory tweets from fellow ballers ensued.
“Happy for my brother @KingJames and sis @SavannahRB on their engagement!!! Extremely happy for them and the good times to come,” Clippers point guard Chris Paul tweeted.
Heat team owner Micky Arison added his congratulations, tweeting “Congrats to Lebron. @KingJames and Savannah so happy 4 u guys.”
“CONGRATS are in order!! 2012 has already come in w/a BANG!! Congrats to @KingJames and @SavannahRB on their engagement!! We love u guys!!” is what LaLa Vasquez, Mrs. Carmelo Anthony, tweeted
James and Brinson have been dating since high school. They have two boys together – LeBron Jr., who is seven, and Bryce, who is four.
Information from Allhiphop.com and Eurweb.com contributed to this report.