FORBES HIGHEST PAID ATHLETES:
37 year old NBA superstar LeBron James of the LA Lakers has crossed the billionaire mark after being named the second highest-paid athlete in the world on and off the court. The Top 50 Sports Stars Combined To Make Nearly $3 Billion In A Year, Crushing The Record according to FORBES
NBA stars dominate the Top 10 with 4 on the list plus 3 soccer players, a tennis players, a boxer and NFL Quarterback
LeBron is only the second NBA player to become a billionaire in his lifetime after Michael Jordan. James is the first player to reach the milestone while still playing for the Los Angeles Lakers,
The four-time NBA champion has many business ventures and investments from pizza to real estate to film production. Forbes estimates that James’ net worth hit the $1.2 billion this year.
Soccer’s two biggest stars took pay cuts as they switched teams this season, but a boost from their sponsors keeps them at the top of the table with Paris Saint-Germain’s Lionel Messi at Number 1 for the second time with $130 million and Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo at Number 3 with $115 million.
King James, who broke the $100 million mark for the first time checked in at Number 2 with $121.2 million. Osaka, the Japanese tennis ace with a ton of sponsors takes the top spot for women with $59.2 million and 19th overall.
Neymar at Number 4 earning 95 Million, followed by Stephen Curry with 92.8 Million, Kevin Durant 92.1 Million, Roger Federer 90.7 Million, Canelo Alvarez with 90 Million, Tom Brady 83.9 Million and rounding out the Top 10 Giannis Antetokounmpo earned 80.9 Million.
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Source: Forbes Highest Paid Athletes
