{"id":1108460,"date":"2022-06-02T21:18:35","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T21:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/02\/lebron-james-officially-a-billionaire\/"},"modified":"2022-06-02T21:18:35","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T21:18:35","slug":"lebron-james-officially-a-billionaire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/02\/lebron-james-officially-a-billionaire\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebron James officially a billionaire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image_2022-06-02_161445332-696x392.png\"   alt=\"The Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James earned an estimated $121.2 million before taxes and agents' fees over the last 12 months, a record for an NBA player. ASHLEY LANDIS\/ASSOCIATED PRESS\" title=\"The Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James earned an estimated $121.2 million before taxes and agents' fees over the last 12 months, a record for an NBA player. ASHLEY LANDIS\/ASSOCIATED PRESS\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Los Angeles Lakers&#8217; LeBron James earned an estimated $121.2 million before taxes and agents&#8217; fees over the last 12 months, a record for an NBA player. ASHLEY LANDIS\/ASSOCIATED PRESS<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The 4-time NBA champion, Lebron James has hit yet another milestone, this time doing something no other NBA player has ever done.<\/p>\n<p>After\u00a0another monster year of earnings, totaling $121.2 million last year\u2013<em>Forbes<\/em>\u00a0estimates that James has officially become a billionaire, while still playing .<\/p>\n<p>The 37-year-old superstar has a net worth of $1 billion, according to Forbes\u2019 count. <\/p>\n<p>The 18-time NBA all Star, who\u2019s missing the playoffs for\u00a0just the fourth time\u00a0in 19 seasons, is the first active NBA player to make the billionaires list.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s my biggest milestone,\u201d James told GQ in\u00a0a prophetic 2014 interview. \u201cObviously. I want to maximize my business. And if I happen to get it, if I happen to be a billion-dollar athlete, ho. Hip hip hooray! Oh, my God, I\u2019m gonna be excited.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>James has done just that\u2013maximized his business, to the tune of more than $1.2 billion in pretax earnings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He has commanded more than $385 million in salary from the Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers as\u00a0the NBA\u2019s highest-paid active player.<\/p>\n<p>Off the court, he has raked in upwards of $900 million in income from endorsements and other business ventures.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1960x0.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>Paycheck to paycheck: James earned $64 million in four seasons with the Miami Heat; $153 million in four seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, his current squad; and $170 million in 11 seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers.<br \/>\u00a0<small>JAYNE KAMIN-ONCEA\/GETTY<\/small><br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Michael Jordan is the only other basketball billionaire who didn\u2019t hit ten figures\u00a0until 2014, more than a decade after he retired, thanks to a well-timed investment in the Charlotte Hornets basketball team.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"baS4uTHdlSk\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Weija Court fines three for Sand Winning at Gbawe \u2013 Adom TV News (2-6-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/baS4uTHdlSk?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Lakers&#8217; LeBron James earned an estimated $121.2 million before taxes and agents&#8217; fees over the last 12 months, a record for an NBA player. ASHLEY LANDIS\/ASSOCIATED PRESS The 4-time NBA champion, Lebron James has hit yet another milestone, this time doing something no other NBA player has ever done. 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