LeBron James and Wife Welcome Their 3rd Child

This is the couple's first daughter.

ByABC News
October 28, 2014, 12:49 AM
Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James, right, drives past Miami Heat's Luol Deng during an NBA preseason basketball game as part of the NBA Global Games, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct. 11, 2014.
Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James, right, drives past Miami Heat's Luol Deng during an NBA preseason basketball game as part of the NBA Global Games, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct. 11, 2014.
Felipe Dana/AP Photo

— -- Basketball star LeBron James and his wife, Savannah, welcomed their third child, a baby girl, Zhuri, on Oct. 22, sources close to James confirmed to ABC News.

This is the couple’s first daughter. The couple, who married in September 2013, has two sons, LeBron Jr., 10, and Bryce Maximus, 7.

The birth comes before the 2014-15 NBA season. James signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers this off-season, and the team opens its season Thursday at home against the New York Knicks.

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