LeBron James
will close the year as a new “billionaire”.
The star of the champions
Los Angeles Lakers
is about to add a
billion dollars in profits
, including 700 million in sponsorships and advertising, according to
Forbes
magazine
and the
Spotrac
portal
.
In 18 NBA seasons, “King” James has earned
$
343,863,770
from his salary alone
, according to Spotrac.
The four-time NBA MVP will earn $ 95.4 million over the 2020-21 season, including $ 64 million from his commercial deals and film, with Space Jam 2: A New Legacy, the sequel to the film. which in 1996 starred Michael Jordan with the characters from Looney Tunes.
LeBron's earnings off the court will reach $ 700 million, according to
Forbes.
Tiger Woods, Floyd Mayweather, Cristiano Ronaldo
and
Lionel Messi
are the only athletes who have made a billion dollars before retirement.
James has business agreements with several companies, including McDonalds, Microsoft, State Farm, Beats by Dre, Coca-Cola, Dunkin-Donuts, Baskin Robbins, Samsung and Nike among others.
LeBron also owned 1% of Beats by Dre and when the company was bought by Apple for 3 billion, James received $ 30 million.
In May 2003, when he was just 18 years old, James signed a seven-year, $ 90 million contract with Nike.
LeBron accepted the terms even when Reebok offered him $ 115 million.
In 11 seasons (two terms) with the Cleveland Cavaliers, “King” James earned $ 169.8 million;
In just three seasons with the Lakers, he has earned $ 109.9 million, according to
Spotrac
figures
.