LeBron James Is Officially the First Active NBA Player to Become a Billionaire

LeBron James Is Officially the First Active NBA Player to Become a Billionaire

Complex - Sports·2022-06-03 13:00

LeBron James has joined rare company once again, but this time not for his work on the court. It’s been revealed that James is officially the first active NBA player to become a billionaire.

The news comes via Forbes. The only other NBA players to reach the monumental milestone are Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, and both became billionaires after they retired. Kevin Durant is the closest active NBA player to reaching billionaire status after LeBron, with a net worth of roughly $580 million. In an interview with GQ in 2014, James talked about how becoming a billionaire was one of his biggest goals.

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