- James, 37, follows fellow NBA great Michael Jordan in terms of being valued at 10 figures, according to Forbes , although James did it while still an active player
- Jordan, 59, was not valued at $1billion until 2014, 11 years after he’d retired and right after he became an investor in the league’s Charlotte Hornets
- For LeBron, his billionaire status – something he’d told GQ was ‘my biggest milestone’ in 2014 – comes largely from his investments
- The man considered the greatest player of his era owns pieces of a production company, franchises across three different sports, pizza chains and headphones
LeBron James, the 4-time NBA Champion and 4-time league MVP, has become just the second athlete to be worth $1billion.
James, 37, follows fellow NBA great Michael Jordan in terms of being valued at 10 figures, according to Forbes, although James has done it while still an active player.
Jordan, 59, was not valued at $1billion until 2014, 11 years after he’d retired and right after he became an investor in the league’s Charlotte Hornets.
For LeBron, his billionaire status – something he’d told GQ was ‘my biggest milestone’ in 2014 – comes largely from his investments.
The man considered the greatest player of his era owns pieces of a production company, franchises across three different sports, pizza chains, headphones and several other products.
James made a little over $41million for the 2021-22 season, making him only the sixth-highest paid player in the NBA, with Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry topping the chart at over $45million, according to ESPN.
In fact, James is only the second-highest compensated athlete in the world between salary and endorsements with $121.2million, beaten out by PSG and Argentina superstar Lionel Messi, who raked in $130million. However, the investment game is where LeBron has made enough money to dwarf the likes of Tiger Woods, Messi, Magic Johnson and Floyd Mayweather
Source:Stephen M. Lepore| dailymail.co.uk