The Lakers cover Lebron James with gold: two-year renewal of 97 mln
Lebron James he is rightfully counted among the best basketball players of all time. Now he too is the one who, at the end of his career, will have earned more than anyone else in salaries: at least 532 million dollars. The stratospheric figure has been revised upwards by the two-year renewal with the Los Angeles Lakers who will earn the boy of Akron, Ohio, at least $ 97 million. Yes, at least: because at the end of the fiscal year the NBA will have to review the so-called salary cap – that is the maximum amount of money that teams can allocate to players without incurring penalties – and there is a possibility that the figure will rise to 111 million.
Lebron James has already won the NBA championship four times in his career, he is the second scorer in the history of the American professional league and, barring injuries, this year he should become the absolute record holder by overcoming an icon on and off the field such as Kareem Abdul Jabbar. More: Lebron James is also the first player to exceed $ 1 billion in overall earnings while still in business. The other to have done it, but after hanging up his shoes, he is Michael Jordan who, as owner of the Charlotte Hornets team, has an estimated fortune of around 1.9 billion. James has a variety of businesses, from film to catering to tequila. He also signed a “lifetime contract” with Nike worth (apparently) a billion dollars. But he is also a philanthropist and has devised a scholarship system that allows hundreds of kids each year, coming from Akron to go to school.
The not-so-hidden dream of Lebron James, who will turn 38 on December 30, is to be able to play at least one game in the NBA with the eldest of his two sons, Bronny. However, he has yet to enroll in college and will not be able to enter the league before the 2024-2025 season, the latter covered by Lebron James’ contract. Father and son together, perhaps in the same team, would be unique in the NBA, while in the Italian Serie A it happened with Dino and Andrea Meneghin. Already today Lebron James is nicknamed “The King”. But it is plausible to think that if he were to manage to win another title he would consecrate himself as the greatest, also undermining Michael Jordan.
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