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LeBron James, the 'King' of the billion dollars 

2021-02-26T22:31:18.549Z


Tiger Woods, Floyd Mayweather, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are the only athletes who have made a billion dollars before retirement.


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

.

Source: elparis

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