Despite being among the most famous athletes in American sports, LeBron James had never attended the Met Gala. That was supposed to change this year with LeBron named a co-chair for the 2025 event. That wait will continue for at least another year.

A knee injury may have cost LeBron James a chance to chase his fifth NBA championship. It certainly cost the Los Angeles Lakers superstar his first appearance at the Met Gala as honorary chair. James sustained a knee injury in Game 5 of the Lakers’ first-round playoff series that would have kept him on the bench for three to five weeks,

LeBron James has withdrawn from his Met Gala duties after suffering a knee injury, which was sustained during the Los Angeles Lakers' first-round exit in the NBA Playoffs