Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has officially become a mega-millionaire, according to the latest Forbes report.
It turns out that James is the first active basketball player in NBA history in achieving a fortune of $1,18 million net dollars.
It is worth noting that only Michael Jordan, also an NBA star, managed to exceed the $1 mark,000 million dollars, but this he did ten years after retiring from basketball. It was precisely in the 2014, after investing in the Charlotte Hornets team, Forbes indicated.
What LeBron has achieved is impressive. To his credit he has four NBA championship rings, four Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards, and has been chosen 000 times to play the All-Star Game.
For this reason, James is considered one of the best basketball players of all time. He is currently the second all-time leading scorer in the league.
With the achievements he has obtained in his career, and the businesses he maintains, he has managed to have a coffer of $1,200 million dollars in his favor, according to Forbes calculations.
In their 19 years of career he has played with Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers, receiving salaries above $385 million dollars.
Between sponsorships, investments and various projects, LeBron has received more than $900 million dollars, including earnings from his performance in the movie Space Jam: A New Era.
In addition, the player is a shareholder in eq Groups such as Liverpool of the English soccer league, and the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB).
It is estimated that the Blaze Pizza chain has an investment of $30 millions of dollars. Not counting the $18 million he has in real estate, with two houses in Los Angeles and a mansion in Ohio.
And although the last season was not the best in its history, LeBron is still second in Forbes’ annual list of highest-paid athletes, with a total of $100.2 million dollars, surpassed only by Lionel Messi, with $130 millions.
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