{"id":1197227,"date":"2022-09-02T13:20:44","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T13:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/02\/lebron-james-becomes-highest-paid-nba-player-in-history\/"},"modified":"2022-09-02T13:20:44","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T13:20:44","slug":"lebron-james-becomes-highest-paid-nba-player-in-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/02\/lebron-james-becomes-highest-paid-nba-player-in-history\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James becomes highest-paid NBA player in history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Los-Angeles-Lakers-forward-LeBron-James_2-696x464.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Lakers vs Wizards\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">epa09818536 Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James reacts after scoring during the third quarter of the NBA game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Washington Wizards at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, USA, 11 March 2022.  EPA\/ETIENNE LAURENT  SHUTTERSTOCK OUT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Viewers on DStv and GOtv can look forward to thrills and spills from the world\u2019s best basketball league, with ESPN and ESPN 2 the premier venues for coverage of the National Basketball Association (NBA).\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n<p>DStv and GOtv are your home of the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has agreed a two-year, $97.1 million contract extension through the 2024-25 season \u2013 according to Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul, this league-maximum deal makes James the highest-paid player in NBA history. His new deal includes a player option that would keep the second-leading all-time NBA scorer with the Lakers past his 40th birthday in December 2024.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The 37-year-old James is headed into the final year of his most recent contract with the Lakers, who signed the four-time NBA Most Valuable Player and four-time league champion in July 2018. The new deal means the 18-time All-Star will make $46.7 million this season.<\/p>\n<p>Barring injury, James is likely to surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA\u2019s career scoring king in the course of the coming season. James and the Lakers also still hope to be in contention for another title if James and Anthony Davis can return at full health after an injury-plagued 2021-22 season ended without a playoff appearance.<\/p>\n<p>This also gives James the chance to become a true legend with the Lakers. He famously led the Los Angeles franchise to NBA Championship glory in 2019-20 \u2013 the Covid-19 pandemic-affected season \u2013 but the following two campaigns have been disappointing.<\/p>\n<p>Former NBA forward and 2016 NBA Champion Richard Jefferson, who played with James at the Cleveland Cavaliers, believes the player many rank as the greatest of all time, has to do more to be considered a great in the purple and gold of the Lakers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLeBron James has not done enough as a Laker to be on that list [of legends],\u201d said Jefferson. \u201cBron been there now \u2014 this is his fourth season, right? They\u2019ve been in there four seasons. Two years, they haven\u2019t made the postseason. One year, they lost in the first round. And one year, they won a championship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If James manages to be considered one of the Lakers greats, he\u2019ll join a list that includes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain.<\/p>\n<p>Visit www.dstv.com and www.gotvafrica.com to subscribe or upgrade, and join in on the excitement. And while you\u2019re on the move, you can stream the action on the DStv App.A<\/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=\"m4995oUt7RU\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Deforestation Penalty: EU to blacklist commodities and products from depleted forests (1-9-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m4995oUt7RU?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>epa09818536 Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James reacts after scoring during the third quarter of the NBA game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Washington Wizards at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, USA, 11 March 2022. 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