Kevin Love and LeBron James Flexed Matching $86,500 Watches, But Wait Until You See the Wine Bill

Alright, so you know how we usually talk about what’s happening at Lumen Field or T-Mobile Park, right? But sometimes, you gotta look away from the Emerald City for a second because something WILD drops that just makes your jaw hit the floor. This week, some of the legendary 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers squad, including guys like Kevin Love and LeBron James, decided to celebrate their 10-year anniversary in Europe. And trust me, they did not skimp. We’re talking about them flexing matching gold timepieces that cost a cool $86,500 EACH. Yeah, you heard that right, $86,500. And that’s before they even got to the wine!

Matching Timepieces and Money Talks

If you're wondering how we got a peek into this lavish celebration, you can thank Kevin Love's Instagram stories. The man gave us a front-row seat to an anniversary trip where "no expense was spared." The highlight reel included Love and LeBron showing off matching gold timepieces, specifically tagging Swiss watchmaker Vacheron Constantin. They were rocking the Vacheron Constantin 222 model, which, according to the post, goes for a whopping $86,500 a pop. Before tax! Imagine dropping that kind of cash on a watch. That's some serious championship-level flexing right there.

Dinner at the Tower of London? Yeah, They Went There.

But the watches? That was just the appetizer. Love, James, Tristan Thompson, and Channing Frye kicked off the festivities in London, enjoying wine tasting with an iconic view of the Tower Bridge. Then it got even crazier: another tasting at the historic Tower of London on June 14, 2026. Their dinner menu wasn't messing around either: vine tomato tarte tatin, confit guinea fowl and apricot terrine, and sous vide sirloin of surrey beef. What kind of wines did they pair with that? Only premier red wine makers from Burgundy, France, like Domaine Dujac and Domaine Armand Rousseau. We're talking bottles that can run anywhere from $694 to over $9,000. Specifica

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lly, Love showed off a Domaine Dujac Chambertin 2006 for $2,397 and a Domaine Dujac Clos De La Roche Grand Cru 2002 for $2,895 for a single 750ml bottle. Seriously, who needs grocery store wine when you're an NBA champ?

J.R. Smith Shows Up, More Watches Get Eyed

The party really started to hit another level when J.R. Smith joined his former teammates in London for a golf outing. You know it’s not a true reunion until J.R. is in the house, right? Even with LeBron working hard on his game, Smith is probably the strongest golfer of the bunch. The dude famously qualified for North Carolina A&T State University's collegiate team back in 2021 while pursuing his liberal arts degree, even getting named player of the year that season before recently graduating with a B.A. in Liberal Arts with a focus in African American Culture. After hitting the links, more watch shopping ensued. Thompson and James were spotted contemplating purchases at Rolex, and then the crew hit Audemars Piguet's recently opened AP House London. LeBron himself was heard in the background saying, "It smells rich as hell in here." Naturally, they made time for yet another wine tasting, this one featuring a pricey red from Bordeaux, France: Chateau Petrus Pomerol. They went for a 1982 vintage, and WineInvestment.com says its market price is "astounding." Man, it just goes to show you what an NBA championship means, even a decade later. These guys aren't just celebrating; they're living it up like the champions they are. While we're here looking forward to the Mariners turning things around this month, or counting down the days until Sam Darnold takes the field at Lumen Field, it's wild to see how some other legends are spending their time. Cheers to those guys for living large, and for giving us a glimpse into a celebration that’s just as legendary as that 2016 win. Makes you wonder what kind of epic reunion *our* guys will have when they bring home the hardware, right? You know we'll be ready to celebrate just as hard, maybe without the $9,000 wine bottles... or maybe with!

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