LeBron James Is Officially A Billionaire

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He missed the playoffs for just the fourth time in 19 seasons but LeBron still scores as the first active NBA player to make our list.

in favor of what he saw as the better long-term partner. Good call. After more than a decade of success, he struck a lifetime agreement with Nike in late 2015 that pays him tens of millions annually.

Then there’s SpringHill, the TV and movie production outfit built by James and business partner Maverick Carter. Last October, outside investors including Boston Red Sox owner Fenway Sports Group and Epic Games bought into the venture–which helped produce the $163 million –at a $725 million valuation. James, of course, remains the biggest shareholder.ForbesScreen time: James has two dozen acting credits, per IMDb, most notably as the star of 2021's Space Jam: A New Legacy.

to a handful of investors, including RedBird Capital Partners, Fenway Sports Group, Nike and Epic Games. James is the company’s largest single shareholder, although his stake is believed not to exceed 50%.–starring James–and a recent Netflix docuseries about tennis star Naomi Osaka, is currently working on a biopic about James’ early days and a remake of the 1990 comedyRight-hand man: James’ business partner Maverick Carter, pictured on the left, runs his empire.

James grabbed a minority stake in Liverpool F.C., the English Premier League soccer team, in 2011, when his sports marketing business entered into a partnership with Fenway Sports Group. Last year, he and Maverick Carter exchanged their stakes in Liverpool for a part ownership of FSG. James is estimated to own around 1% of the group, which owns the Boston Red Sox, Fenway Park and Liverpool, plus half of Roush Fenway Racing and 80% of the New England Sports Network. In late 2021, FSG agreed toJames has lived like a billionaire for years. He owns at least three properties, worth about $80 million in all. He built a $10 million mansion near his hometown of Akron, Ohio. He bought an 8-bedroom spread in Los Angeles’ tony Brentwood neighborhood in 2017 for $23 million.

 

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Just do it ! Nike

Good i was worried there for a second

ballin'

Ain’t America great, where and “oppressed” person like LeBron can somehow overcome all the “victimization” and become a scumbag billionaire. Amazing.

News from a week ago. Quit drinking, so all the news will pass you by ...

Why does this article only come out now? You either had a long weekend or you do your own research. itsforbesman

I like it when a black man turns a billionaire, but they turn just so stingy when it happens

All that Chinese Genocide money doing well for him…

It’s always funny when he pretends to read books

Thanks China.

I thought the 1% was the enemy?

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