Perdue confirmed the rumored meeting saying, “He did. He was kind of joking but he was basically like, ‘Would you like to come eat with me at the dining hall?’ And I said, ‘Um, I’m sorry, I have a curfew. So I turned that one down, yeah.”

The 2009 Beijing gold medalist is engaged to his high school sweetheart and baby mama Savannah Brinson. James joins teammate Kobe Bryant to be in the news for their game off the court. Earlier this week, pictures surfaced of Kobe Bryant shirtless with female fans at an Olympic after party in Barcelona. The pictures caused Bryant’s estranged wife Vanessa to almost cancel plans to attend the London Games.

LeBron is offering little details saying, “She would love to answer more questions about it than me. But she’s happy, my family’s happy and that’s what it’s all about. . . It should be a surprise. For any woman, any time something like that happens, she was surprised.”

Dwyane Wade was in charge of holding the ring for LeBron, and unlike his teammate, Wade dished on the proposal.

“He kind of caught her in a moment right after New Year’s after we all did the countdown when everybody was (yelling), ‘Happy New Year.’ Then he got her. So it was good. To me, it felt like he was on his knee for an hour. It probably was like 35 seconds. It was great.”

Brinson and James have been dating since high school and have two children together. Congrats to the Happy Couple!

The two exchanged heated tweets back and forth, but it isn’t the 140 characters that has everyone talking… but the reason behind the fight. At the NBA All-Star game, Rihanna snubbed Ciara after the Goodies singer tried to get into the VIP section of LeBron James and Jay Z’s Two Kings Party. Ciara has been linked to LeBron in the past, and Rihanna called out the singer for being disrespectul while LeBron’s fiance and former jersey chaser of the month Savannah Brinson was there. Savannah and LeBron are high school sweet hearts and have two sons together. In the past LeBron has been accused of being unfaithful, but not if Rihanna has anything to say about it!

10. The Cast of Gossip Girl (Honorable Mention)- Spotted the cast of Gossip Girl getting cozy with the stars of Sports Center. First, Michelle Trachtenberg began dating NY Knicks forward Danilo Gallinari, and now Jessica Szohr is rumored to be with Aaron Rodgers.

9. Carrie Underwood (Honorable Mention)- The American Idol and country super star got her feet wet in the world of jersey chasing when she had a brief romance with Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, but she will forever be a jersey chaser as she married Ottawa Senators captain Mike Fisher this summer. The couple have been dating for a year before their were engaged last January.

8. Savannah Brinson- LeBron James’ baby mama has long been the devoted and quiet girlfriend, and it has apparently paid off since LeBron allegedly proposed to Brinson this past fall to his high school sweetheart. Brinson has also stepped out into the spotlight doing an interview and photo shoot with Vanity Fair, giving details of her relationship with the basketball superstar and speaking out against his decision to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers.

7. Cameron Diaz- Surprisingly, Diaz was only took 6% of the vote for Jersey Chaser of the Year, but that is not stopping the Hollywood starlet and her relationship with Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez. After a breif breakup early this fall, the two rekindle around the holidays, even celebrating Christmas in holly wood. Diaz has kept a low profile when it comes to jersey chasing, especially compared to A-Rod’s past celeb flames Madonna and Kate Hudson!

6. Cheryl Burke- Though Chad Ochocinco is engaged to another woman, we still have to give Cheryl Burke credit for being able to keep in line her outspoke Dancing With The Stars partner. It was rumored Burke and Ochocinco were romantically involved off the dance floor, and Ochocinco help fuel those rumors by giving Burke outlandish gifts. Despite no prior dancing experience, the couple tangoed all the way to the Final Four.

5. Kristin Cavallari- The former Hills star upgraded from Justin Bobby when she landed herself Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler. But don’t be fooled, Cavallari is no rookie jersey chaser. She has had past romances with Mark Sanchez and Matt Leinart. While Cutler does not fall under her previous criteria to be a former USC quarterback, it seems to be working for the two… the Bears won the NFC North and have the second best record in the conference.

4. Hilary Duff- Long over are the days of Lizzie McGuire. Hilary Duff is a married woman and a lifetime jersey chaser. The 22-year old married hockey player Mike Comrie. While Comrie has been on five different teams in the past four years, and while he may not have a box office career, Duff can still quit her day job. Comrie is heir to The Brick furniture throne, worth an estimated $500 million.

3. Eva Longoria- What seemed a storyline out of Desperate Housewives, Eva Longoria filed for divorce from her San Antonio Spurts star husband Tony Parker. What’s more is that Parker cheated on the Hollywood beauty with former teammate Brent Barry’s wife. As information began to leak out about the affair, Longoria stole the hearts of readers and nabbed 23% of the vote for Jersey Chaser of the Year!

2. Jenn Sterger- Our runner-up for Jersey Chaser of the Year is none other the woman who was made famous because Brett Favre sent sext messages to her. Sterger had a former gig on Versus The Daily Line, but the show was canceled in October, just as the Favre saga was gaining steam. The NFL promoted an investigation into the validity of the sext messages and voicemails but was drawn out for the majority of the season. Despite Sterger’s outspoken remarks that Favre should be suspended the NFL only fined his $50,000 for failure to cooperate with an investigation.

1. Kim Kardashian- Congratulations to Kim Kardashian! Not only is she one of the most Googled celebrities but in 2010, Kardashian was linked to four different athletes: Reggie Bush, Cristian Ronaldo, Miles Austin and Kris Humphries. After her on-and-off relationship with Reggie Bush finally ended in March, Kardashian could not stay away from jersey chasing for long… and we don’t blame her. Her hard work has earned her the prestigious title.

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LeBron was quick to defend his newly engaged fiance and baby mama Savannah Brinson with whom he has been with since high school. Just like week, Kardashian was linked back with Miles Austin. Kardashian was allegedly in attendance to cheer on Austin as the Dallas Cowboys took on the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Cowboys lost to the Jaguars 35-17 and are now 1-6… with the Detroit Lions having a better record.

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Last month, Savannah gave a rare interview to Vanity Fair about her relationship with James. It is Mrs. LeBron James talked about how she doesn’t put pressure on getting married and how she was not excited about LeBron’s “decision” to go to Miami.

Thejerserychaser.com hopes Savannah is excited about this engagement… and we already have a strong hunch at who our next Jersey Chaser of the Month will be

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http://www.terezowens.com/lebron-james-finally-proposes-to-longtime-girlfriend/

http://www.eurweb.com/?p=42143

http://hoopeduponline.com/2008/09/15/wags-lebron-james-and-savannah-brinson-do-nyc-fashion-week/

In the article, Brinson talks about her new fame, “Now that magazines and the paparazzi are taking pictures of me, it’s kind of weird. I never thought it would get to this magnitude, but clearly I was mistaken.”

Brinson, a native of Akron, was also mistaken about the fans’ reaction to LeBron leaving Cleveland, ”You have fans and you think they’re going to roll with you no matter what, and then they burn your jersey? It’s unfair, but they did it. It’s over.”

Brinson reveals, “Personally, Miami was not my favorite place. Vacationing there is great. You go for three days and get some sun and it’s time to go home.”

Brinson will split her time between Akron and Miami, in which she says will, “it will definitely be an adjustment.”

Together, the couple have two children, but LeBron refuses to marry. “I’ve definitely not put a fire under his ass. I would never rush him to do something like that,” Brinson said. “We’re really comfortable with the way things are now. And it’s not up to me. When it happens, it happens. Brinson added,“We talk about it. If we do it, I want it to be forever. I’m the mother of his children, I’m not a baby mama. There’s a lot more to me than that.”

LeBron also values his relationship telling Harper Bazaar, “A person like myself always needs a great sidekick and a person you can rely on no matter the circumstances. And she’s that. She’s got my back, and I love her for that.”

The newest issue of Harpers Bazaar is out on August 17!