LeBron James and wife Savannah James just celebrated their 12th wedding anniversary on September 14, but they’ve been together for more than two decades. But while the couple seems solid, the NBA star just made a shocking confession about the real state of their marriage.

The Jameses are high school sweethearts. They started dating in 2002 and, although they’ve been victims of online speculation about their relationship, they’ve been together ever since. Still, LeBron admitted that it hasn’t always been easy.