LeBron James has managed to become one of the richest athletes in history with a fortune of over a billion dollars. That’s even if some say he’s outperforming Michael Jordan at talent, he’s certainly not yet able to outperform him financially.
LeBron, wealth of more than a billion dollars
Overall, older fans tend to be on Michael Jordan’s side, while the new generation sees LeBron James as champion. There is no doubt, however, that LeBron James is the greatest player of the current basketball era. His impact on how basketball has benefited from an Olympic point of view is very high.
With two gold medals and one bronze in his name, LeBron wrote history. The most valuable player of the NBA final four times is not just a titan on the basketball court. But also a smart operator in the business world. His portfolio includes investments in several profitable businesses such as sports nutrition company Ladder, the headphone company Beats by Dre. Fourteen franchises Blaze Pizza, entertainment firm SpringHill Company and Fenway Sports Group.
In particular, Fenway Sports Group is the parent company of the Liverpool Football Club, in which James owns a 2 percent stake. This puts hundreds of millions of dollars in his pocket. Basically, since he’s an NBA player, LeBron has earned over $800 million through wages. To these are added the signed image contracts with different companies.
According to Bloomberg, its cumulative earnings from wages, image contracts and investment are currently valued at $1.5 billion. In this way the titan in basketball has also come to be one of the richest athletes in history.
