LeBron James Is Officially A BillionaireLeBron James – 18-time NBA all-star, 4-time NBA champion, 2-time Olympic gold medalist – has
hit yet another milestone, this time doing something no other NBA player has ever done.
After another monster year of earnings – totaling $121.2 million last year – Forbes estimates that
James has officially become a billionaire, while still playing hoops.
The
37-year-old superstar has a net worth of $1 billion, by Forbes’ count. James, who’s missing the playoffs for just the fourth time in 19 seasons, is the
first active NBA player to make the billionaires list.
James has maximized his business, to the tune of more than
$1.2 billion in pretax earnings. He has commanded more than $385 million in salary from the Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers as the NBA’s highest-paid active player. Off the court, he has raked in upwards of $900 million in income from
endorsements and other business ventures.
