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Fashion’s Biggest Night Or The Big Game? All The Pro Athletes At The Met Gala This Year

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Updated 15:02 24 Feb 2026 GMTPublished 00:08 6 May 2025 GMT+1

Fashion’s Biggest Night Or The Big Game? All The Pro Athletes At The Met Gala This Year

Swapping sports bras for corsets.

Sarah Halle Corey

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Anyone who’s anyone snags an invite to the Met Gala, so of course, fashion’s biggest night is full of the biggest names in sports. And the 2025 Ball is one of the biggest of all. The athletes got glam for fashion’s biggest night, celebrating the theme “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.”

One of the greatest of all GOATS, LeBron James, is an honorary chair of the 2025 Met Gala (but he had to miss the big night). The morning of the Met Gala (the first Monday in May, for those of you just tuning in), LeBron wrote on X: “Unfortunately because of my knee injury I sustained at the end of the season I won’t be able to attend the Met Gala in NY tonight as so many people have been asking and congratulating me on! Hate to miss a historical event!”

Even though we missed out on seeing Lebron’s take on the theme, so many other pro athletes did make it to the Met. F1 racer Lewis Hamilton was a co-chair of the night, while Simone Biles and her hubby Jonathan Owens walked the carpet together. Here’s a breakdown of all the pro athletes at the 2025 Met Gala, along with their high-fashion looks.

Pro Athletes At The 2025 Met Gala

Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton Met Gala
Lewis Hamilton Met Gala
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F1 racer Lewis Hamilton co-chaired the Met Gala in pristine style with a custom Wales Bonner ensemble.

Simone Biles

Simone Biles Met Gala
Simone Biles Met Gala
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The Olympic gold medalist embraced the bubble skirt trend in bright blue.

Jonathan Owens

Jonathan Owens Met Gala
Jonathan Owens Met Gala
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Simone’s hubby and Chicago Bear fully dressed to the dandy theme.

Venus Williams

Venus Williams Met Gala
Venus Williams Met Gala
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Tennis superstar Venus Williams stunned in emerald green. Can we take a moment for the shoes??

Joe Burrow

Joe Burrow Met Gala
Joe Burrow Met Gala
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Cincinatti Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow went a little casual with his footwear, but nevertheless dressed to theme.

Saquon Barkley

Saquon Barkley Met Gala
Saquon Barkley Met Gala
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The Eagles running back played it very safe in a plain black tux.

Sabrina Ionescu

Sabrina Ionescu Met Gala
Sabrina Ionescu Met Gala
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New York Liberty WNBA player Sabrina Ionescu wore a look that’s honestly probably not that dissimilar from her usual sports bra.

Breanna Stewart

Breanna Stewart Met Gala
Breanna Stewart Met Gala
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Breanna Stewart, another New York Liberty WNBA player, was fully “Tailored For You” in an off-white look.

Serena Williams

Serena Williams Met Gala
Serena Williams Met Gala
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Serena’s giving puffer coat chic and I kind of love it.

Gabby Thomas

Gabby Thomas Met Gala
Gabby Thomas Met Gala
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Track-and-field Olympian Gabby Thomas slowed down for a minute to make a stop on the Met Gala blue carpet.

Angel Reese

Angel Reese Met Gala
Angel Reese Met Gala
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Chicago Sky WNBA player Angel Reese tailored her look to the Met Gala theme perfectly.

Colin Kaepernick

Colin Kaepernick Met Gala
Colin Kaepernick Met Gala
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The former 49er quarterback turned heads in a finely tailored suit at the 2025 Met Gala.

Sha’Carri Richardson

Sha'Carri Richardson Met Gala
Sha'Carri Richardson Met Gala
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Track-and-field superstar Sha’Carri Richardson was giving Rapunzel at the 2025 Met Gala.

Miles Chamley-Watson

Miles Chamley-Watson Met Gala
Miles Chamley-Watson Met Gala
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Olympic fencer Miles Chamley-Watson made an entrance in a rust-colored ensemble that was not rusty at all.

Jalen Hurts

Jalen Hurts Met Gala
Jalen Hurts Met Gala
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Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts made his Met Gala debut and literally sparkled.

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Sarah Halle Corey
Sarah Halle Corey

Sarah Halle Corey is an entertainment writer and screenwriter with a passion for rom-coms, 1990s-2000s nostalgia, and niche pop culture deep dives. She's based in LA, but has roots in New York and Chicago, and so she has really complicated feelings about pizza.

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