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- LeBron James just became the first active NBA player in history to become a billionaire, according to Forbes
- LeBron joins Michael Jordan in the billionaire club
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LeBron James has been obscenely wealthy for decades but he’s just added another comma to his net worth. After taking in a reported $121.2 million last year, according to Forbes, LeBron has joined the 3 Comma Club and become the first active NBA player in history to become a billionaire.
Michael Jordan is the first NBA player in history to become a billionaire driven in part by his Nike-Jumpman fortune. But that came after he’d retired from the NBA. His current net worth stands at $1.7 billion.
LeBron James is now the first *active* NBA player to become a billionaire and as far as I can tell, he’s the first active professional athlete in any sport to become a billionaire. Patrick Mahomes is expected to become the first active NFL player to join the Tres Commas Club.
For anyone who needs a refresher on the Tres Commas Club, here’s Russ Hanneman from Silicon Valley:
After Forbes published the report on Thursday morning that LeBron James officially has another comma to his net worth, basketball fans took to Twitter with all sorts of thoughts about the milestone.
Fans React To LeBron James Becoming First Active NBA Player To Become A Billionaire
LeBron becomes the first active NBA player to make the billionaires list 💰
(via @Forbes) pic.twitter.com/AYJ9x6QqjC
— ESPN (@espn) June 2, 2022
LeBron becomes the first active NBA player to make the billionaires list 💰
(via @Forbes) pic.twitter.com/AYJ9x6QqjC
— ESPN (@espn) June 2, 2022
LeBron James is now the first active NBA athlete to become a billionaire, joining Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, who did so after retirement 💰
(via @forbes) pic.twitter.com/l319m4W6Uy
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 2, 2022
LeBillionaire
— GhostPanda The StrangeTarnishedRider (@GhostPandaStorm) June 2, 2022
I’m actually shocked there haven’t been more NBA players to reach billionaire status before LeBron James…
how he's done it is incredible:https://t.co/qxdKyLybiH
— Andrew Petcash (@AndrewPetcash) June 2, 2022
Oh…
7) Nike
Lebron signed a lifetime deal with Nike in 2015 worth over a $1,000,000,000.
It is reported that Lebron's brand brings in over $600M/year for Nike. pic.twitter.com/e5cY1huRBm
— Andrew Petcash (@AndrewPetcash) April 6, 2022
Not everyone is excited that LeBron James is now a billionaire:
— Jaire Island (@BobbyPTheGoat) June 2, 2022
Mj been there and done that
— Solomon Hill fan Acct ❤️ (@CurryTakingOver) June 2, 2022
For some reason, I’ve now got Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Good 4 U’ song stuck in my head. I’m sure it’s purely coincidental and I’m not at all jealous of LeBron’s financial success…