LeBron James

The 37-year-old Los Angeles Lakers star is the first-ever active player to reach billionaire status.

Additionally, James has partnerships with chains like Blaze Pizza, where he is an investor and owns a 10% stake that Forbes estimates to be worth $30 million. He is the first-ever active NBA player to reach billionaire status. James has embarked on a number of lucrative business ventures over his 19-year playing career.

LeBron James has reached a goal he set for himself years ago, becoming the first active NBA player to have a net worth of $1 billion, according to Forbes.

Off the court, James starred in "Space Jam: A New Legacy" and, according to Forbes, sold a minority stake in his production company, SpringHill, at a $725 million valuation. • More than $500 million from cash and investments. "And if I happen to get it, if I happen to be a billion-dollar athlete, ho.

According to Forbes, LeBron James' net worth has officially reached $1 billion. The lion's share of his wealth comes from his business ventures and ...

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James's net worth comes from a variety of investments, headlined by a reported $300 million in The Spring Hill Company, which holds three of James's companies ...

Despite all this fortune, James has been methodical in how he chooses to invest. Over the years, he’s also primarily invested in the Fenway Sports Group, Blaze Pizza and various real estate properties. Forbes’s Chase Peterson-Withorn estimates that James has officially become the first-ever billionaire NBA player.

Forbes said that the Los Angeles Lakers star has "maximized his business," generating more than $1.2 billion in pretax earnings. His NBA salary from three ...

And if I happen to get it, if I happen to be a billion-dollar athlete, ho. said that the Los Angeles Lakers star has "maximized his business," generating more than $1.2 billion in pretax earnings. The four-time NBA champion also has investments in fitness startup Tonal, ridesharing company Lyft and eatery upstart Blaze Pizza.

LeBron James has achieved billionaire status thanks to investments in areas such as food, entertainment and sports franchises.

And if I happen to get it, if I happen to be a billion-dollar athlete, ho. He also has won two Olympic gold medals. LeBron James has added another title to his collection: billionaire.

LeBron James acumularía 385 millones de dólares como consecuencia de los salarios recibidos por los equipos en los que ha estado (Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami ...

Solamente Michael Jordan es el otro basquetbolista que ha alcanzado esa cifra. Esto sin contar que para esta temporada no clasificó a los playoffs. Forbes informa que esto se da después de los 121 millones de dólares en ganancias que tuvo el año pasado.

LeBron James logró lo que ningún jugador de la NBA en activo ha logrado, convertirse en un billonario, de acuerdo a la nueva lista de Forbes.

LeBron James es considerado como uno de los mejores jugadores en la NBA e incluso varios lo comparan ya con la leyenda de Michael Jordan. Sin embargo, el ‘Rey’ ha logrado algo que ningún otro basquetbolista ha conseguido en su carrera. Su último derroche: una mansión de Beverly Hills de 13,000 pies cuadrados. James pagó 36,75 millones de dólares por la casa en la cima de una colina de la década de 1930, que ya derribó para reemplazarla por una mansión propia. Real Estate $80 millones: Es dueño de al menos tres propiedades, con un valor de alrededor de $ 80 millones en total. “Es mi mayor hito”, dijo James a GQ en una profética entrevista de 2014. Hip hip hurra ! Oh, Dios mío, voy a estar emocionado”. Tuvieron que pasar algunos años, pero seguramente James está emocionado.

Con $121.2 millones en ganancias el año pasado, LeBron James se ha convertido en el primer jugador activo de la NBA en convertirse en multimillonario, ...

Oh, Dios mío, voy a estar emocionado”, indicó. Según Forbes, James es el jugador activo mejor pagado de la NBA, habiendo ganado más de $385 millones en salario total de los Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat y Los Angeles Lakers. La mayor parte de su valor proviene de patrocinios y empresas comerciales por un total de más de $900 millones, incluido un acuerdo de por vida con Nike que le paga decenas de millones por año. El jugador de 37 años, que acaba de completar su temporada número 19 en la liga, es la segunda estrella de la NBA en general en unirse al club de las tres comas con un patrimonio neto que supera los mil millones de dólares. Se une a Michael Jordan, quien lo hizo en 2014, mucho después de que su carrera como jugador llegara a su fin.

LeBron James is in the billionaires' club, according to Forbes, which pegs the Lakers star's net worth at $1 billion.

But the one thing we all wanted to do: We wanted to work. Said that I was making a huge mistake by bringing in my friends to run the business side of what we wanted to do,” James said of the founding of SpringHill. “And we used that as motivation. We were all learning on the fly.

Following the conclusion of his 19th NBA season, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has become a billionaire, the first active NBA player to achieve the ...

I know talent," James said, according to the LA Times "I also know how to run a business as well. James has also made around $300 million from The Spring Hill Co., a venture he and his business partner Maverick Carter created in 2007. "I got so much to give to the game. In 2011, James’ sports marketing group got involved with Fenway Sports Group, which owns the Boston Red Sox, Liverpool FC, and Fenway Park. Forbes estimates that his investment is now worth $90 million. Per Forbes, James joins the billionaire list after making $121.2 million last year. His investment is now worth around $30 million.

The 37-year-old Los Angeles Lakers star is the first active NBA player to become a billionaire, according to Forbes, which ranks the wealth of athletes, ...

"And if I happen to get it, if I happen to be a billion-dollar athlete, ho. While basketball great Michael Jordan is also a billionaire, he didn't achieve that standing until years after he retired from the game, Forbes noted. "I want to maximize my business," he said at the time. James reportedly paid less than $1 million for a 10% stake in the pizza chain in 2012, which has grown to more than 300 locations in North America, according to Forbes. His cut of the ownership is worth about $30 million, the magazine estimates. Last year, he sold a stake in the business to investors including Nike and Epic Games, giving the business a $725 million valuation, according to Forbes. James remains the largest single shareholder, although his current stake in the company is believed to be less than 50%, the publication added. James parlayed his $385 million in earnings from the Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers as well as $900 million in income from endorsements and other business ventures into a portfolio of investments and holdings, according to Forbes.