‘Any time Jay-Z says my name, it’s humbling. He’s like my big brother, so he takes care of me’: LeBron James celebrated SPECIAL DAY in unparalleled style alongside soulmate Jay-Z

Lakers’ LeBron James Shares Photos with Beyoncé, Jay-Z, More from 39th Birthday Party

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Many of the world’s most well-known individuals will be present at your birthday celebration if you’re LeBron James.

The superstar of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrated the start of his 39th year in style with Beyoncé, Jay-Z, and Adele among his family and friends.

Beyoncé shared multiple photos of herself and Jay-Z during the event on Instagram.

Tyronn Lue of the Los Angeles Clippers and Kevin Hart were among the other prominent public figures captured on camera at the celebration. Draymond Green and Anthony Davis were also observed entering the venue on foot.

Lue was making jokes about Paul George’s birthday party outfit in a video that was shared on Reddit. The video was themed around the 1970s.

The party location was transformed to resemble the well-known Studio 54 theater in New York, but it was named Studio 84 in remembrance of James’ birth year.

The event took place in Los Angeles on Monday night, according to TMZ Sports. James turned 30 on December 30, but the Lakers had games that evening and the next day before taking a two-day break.

James, a 19-time All-Star, most likely did not celebrate his real birthday. The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Lakers 108-106 in the game that began their current four-game losing skid.

“Any Time Jay-Z Says my Name, It’s Humbling”: When LeBron James Texted The Hip-Hop Legend at James Corden’s Behest – With no Reply

"Any Time Jay-Z Says my Name, It's Humbling": When LeBron James Texted The Hip-Hop Legend at James Corden's Behest

It wouldn’t be incorrect to refer to LeBron James as the Jay-Z of basketball. In their respective disciplines, the two legends have an unrivaled longevity.

There’s no denying that Jay-Z anticipated LeBron’s professional accomplishment to be at this caliber. After all, he made a passionate attempt to sign James as a free agent in 2010 while serving as a minority owner of the New Jersey Nets.

Of course, in a widely criticized decision, James went to South Beach that summer. However, despite their differences, the two have remained friends beyond business.

LeBron James texted Jay-Z during an episode of Carpool Karaoke with James Corden

A few years ago, LeBron James appeared as a guest on James Corden’s show Carpool Karaoke. When Corden questioned LeBron about being mentioned by name in hip-hop, James responded as follows:

When I hear my name on the radio, satellite radio, or whatever else I’m listening to, it always surprises me. It seems to say, “Rewind that!” Let me check out what they are truly saying. It’s cool and humble.

LeBron didn’t really know how to respond when James Corden asked him if his favorite Jay-Z line from Empire State of Mind was when he named-dropped him.

It’s humble if Jay-Z calls me by name. He looks out for me since he’s like my big brother.

LeBron continued by saying that he always receives a text back from Jay-Z. At this juncture, Corden managed to get LeBron to text Jay-Z, saying, “Hey Jay, Waddup?” Here with me is my man James Corden.

Regretfully, Corden was unable to find out if Jay-Z responded to his text for the sake of the program.

In 2008, Jay-Z released a diss tune to intensify LeBron’s confrontation with DeShawn Stevenson.

In 2008, during the Wizards’ NBA playoff matchup with the Cavaliers, DeShawn Stevenson, a Wizards player, made disparaging remarks regarding Cavaliers star LeBron James in the media.

Declaring that James was “overrated,” Stevenson stated he couldn’t keep an eye on him. He likened LeBron and himself to Jay-Z and Soulja Boy. Soulja Boy attended one of their games, which added fuel to the flames of feuding.

LeBron James’ buddy and business partner Jay-Z took offense to Stevenson’s remarks and replied by criticizing him in a stanza of rap music.

The words to the stanza, which was a section of the song “Blow the Whistle,” were as follows:

“He’s a nobody, I’m a made somebody/I’m the franchise like a Houston Rocket, Stevenson/I’m on to the next one, on to the next one.”

Unsurprisingly, LeBron emerged victorious from the rivalry on the court after Jay-Z had won it for him off the court.