One picture illustrates why LeBron James is considered the most stingy player in the NBA

The Lakers star was documented in the Vegas summer league snacking on a snack he brought from home, and the network was flooded with comments: "A donor is needed to purchase popcorn for a billionaire."

To his close friends who had previously told of his extreme frugality it must have come as no surprise

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10/07/2022

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The Admor Rabbi Josiah Pinto with LeBron James (PR)

LeBron James has this year become only the second NBA player in history (after Michael Jordan) to enjoy billionaire status, but turns out to have habits from the past that are impossible to get rid of.

One of them, it seems, is obsessive frugality, which has characterized him since he was a child and grew up in a rainbow family, with a single mother giving birth to him when she was only 16 years old.

From time to time, LeBron's close friends tell of his cautious economic conduct, which they define as "excessive stinginess," but last weekend filmed proof finally arrived.

In the Lakers game against Phoenix in the summer league, which LeBron reached on a spectator standard, of course, the cameras recorded a surprising moment, in which he was seen pulling out a bag of sandwich he had apparently brought from home, and snacking on nuts and almonds for his enjoyment.

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The videos and photos immediately went viral, and many surfers wondered how and why a man rich in LeBron status did not allow himself to purchase snacks at the hall's buffet.

One of the surfers increased the do and even launched a comic campaign for crowd funding to help LeBron purchase popcorn and pretzels for $ 17.

"Generous donors are needed to help a poor billionaire buy food at the kiosk," he wrote.

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While most of the reactions to LeBron's photos were negative or humorous, there were also those who saw it in a positive light.

"It is precisely thanks to such things that LeBron is an American symbol and role model who needs to be nurtured. For all the children who adore him, you will learn: there is no point in putting oily and non-nutritious food in your mouth, you can enjoy fruit just as much," wrote one surfer.

Another surfer wrote: "He's just trying to eat healthy. Do you really expect him to eat nachos from the buffet as he approaches 40? He has a championship to take!".

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In the United States they may have been surprised by the pictures, but for LeBron James' close friends it was almost self-evident.

Dwayne Wade, one of the people closest to James from the basketball world, once said, "LeBron is the most stingy player in the NBA. I say that responsibly."

Judonis Islam, who played for LeBron in Miami, also described him as "incredibly stingy."

"This man has not paid for anything since he was 12. When all the players were eating together in restaurants and the stage had to be paid, he would suddenly disappear. When the bill comes to the table, suddenly he is not around. I swear, to make him pay for a meal, you would "You have to bet on your credit card," he said.

LeBron has previously described himself as a "frugal man who insists on being financially sound and wise," and said he refrained from paying for applications, and was not even willing to pay for a Spotify subscription to consume music without commercials.

"The biggest miser in the NBA, responsibly."

LeBron with Dwayne Wade (Photo: GettyImages)

Kevin Love, who also played with him in the Cleveland uniform, said that when LeBron is out of the United States, he only surfs the Internet when he is given the option to use free Wi-Fi.

"I've seen it a million times in Toronto - we land in Canada, go through customs, take a bus to a hotel and then he asks the clerk, 'What's the password to Wi-Fi?' There were a few times I asked him, 'Baron, seriously, you can not pay for a surfing package?'

He laughed, and kept avoiding it over and over again. "

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