{"id":2048433,"date":"2026-07-17T15:30:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T12:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2048433"},"modified":"2026-07-17T15:30:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T12:30:54","slug":"stars-ignite-the-floor-at-time100-gala-with-lebron-jalen-brunson-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2048433","title":{"rendered":"Stars Ignite the Floor At TIME100 Gala, With LeBron, Jalen Brunson, and More!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/79\/16by9\/2026\/07\/17\/79d95f6d7294445ab799d38962053b01_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Stars Ignite the Floor At TIME100 Gala, With LeBron, Jalen Brunson, and More!<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">TIME100 Gala<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Basketball Royalty Takes Over the Red Carpet<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">LeBron, Jalen Brunson, and SGA Take the Floor<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-07-17T08:30:54-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              July 17, 2026<br \/>\n                            8:30 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-1cf64bc1f003f72c6770b24663a2b1d1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\"><a id=\"gallery-link-f6c51a06-6c99-46a5-b516-4f99b4fc5e92\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2026\/07\/17\/celebrities-at-time100-gala\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:f6c51a06-6c99-46a5-b516-4f99b4fc5e92\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:64600e81-f954-4799-9622-b8d6635f79ac\" data-gallery-layout=\"list\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/79\/4by3\/2026\/07\/17\/79d95f6d7294445ab799d38962053b01_md.jpg\" alt=\"Celebrities at Time100 Gala\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-icon--overlay gallery-block__media-icon--overlay\"><span class=\"media-icon-label gallery-block__media-icon-label\">Launch Gallery<\/span><\/div>\n<footer class=\"media-footer gallery-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text gallery-block__media-launch-text\">Time of our Lives<\/span><span class=\"media-cta gallery-block__media-cta\"><br \/>\n              Launch Gallery<br \/>\n              <\/span><\/footer>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit gallery-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-79b38c4e9a39f780f89966cda42ad7fb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>TIME100 Sports Gala just got 100 times cooler &#8230; as some of the biggest names in sports rolled into New York &#8212; with one hoops legend arriving like royalty.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-bce97668d9c6e026bfa1a18b720def12\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The red carpet took place in NYC on Thursday night &#8230; and, as you can imagine, the biggest man in the room &#8212; maybe literally &#8212; was none other than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/lebron-james\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>LeBron James<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-13f4939f4d2be74b1611331ada36d513\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/savannah-james\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Savannah<\/strong><\/a> pulled up to the gala yesterday like a pair of smooth operators &#8230; dressed in simple, bold black.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-92ffb23426bb70eaa98413eeeb567434\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260717_b450339d41634c0db11edd44077b5394\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:64600e81-f954-4799-9622-b8d6635f79ac\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b4\/4by3\/2026\/07\/17\/b450339d41634c0db11edd44077b5394_md.jpg\" alt=\"Lebron James\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-77f3c5e9903dca433ffa1c8715de96c5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Of course, they weren&#8217;t the only ones making a bang from the NBA world &#8230; new champ and finals MVP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jalen-brunson\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Jalen Brunson<\/strong><\/a> was there with his wife <strong>Ali<\/strong>, regular season MVP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/shai-gilgeous-alexander\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander<\/strong><\/a>, and Rookie of the Year Cooper Flagg were all there, too!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-5744838d6df65608df5170246acb9faf\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Other notable mentions present at the event include &#8230; soccer star<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/alex-morgan\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Alex Morgan<\/strong><\/a>, Olympic Gold-Medalist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/chloe-kim\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Chloe Kim<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/prince-harry\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Prince Harry<\/strong><\/a> &#8230; with no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/meghan-markle\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Meghan Markle<\/strong><\/a>, by the way.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a5cce164b5b2f0bd8e13d2082540e32d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>All guests looked dapper &#8230; and when all that talent is present at an event looking as good as they did, it makes us think is there anything these people <em>can&#8217;t<\/em> do?!?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/17\/time-100-gala-photos\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:64600e81-f954-4799-9622-b8d6635f79ac\" 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