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Lakers superstar LeBron James has become the first active player in NBA history
with a net worth of $1 billion, Forbes magazine reported on Thursday.
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The 37-year-old forward, a four-time
NBA champion and
four-time NBA Most Valuable Player, ranks second on the league's all-time
scoring list and has played in the league since 2003.
In the Forbes list of highest-paid world athletes from May
2021 to May 2022, James ranked second in total income with $121.2 million,
trailing only Argentine playmaker and Paris Saint-Germain star Lionel Messi's
$130 million.
The Lakers struggled to a 33-49 season and James missed the
playoffs for only the fourth time in his career, but he still became the oldest
player to average 30 points a game, hitting 30.3 per contest.
In a 19-year NBA career, James has made more than $385
million in salary alone as a player for the
Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat and
Lakers.
Off the court, James took a star turn in Hollywood with the
film "Space Jam: A New Legacy" and sold a minority stake in his
production company, SpringHill.
More than $500 million of his value comes from cash and
investments.
James has an ownership stage in
Fenway Sports Group, which
owns English Premier League side Liverpool, Major League Baseball's Boston Red
Sox and made a deal to buy the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins.
His stake in Blaze Pizza is estimated to be worth $30
million while his $80 million in real estate holdings includes a mansion in his
hometown of Akron, Ohio, and two homes in Los Angeles.
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