LeBron James makes history again. It seems that it is a very repeated phrase, inherent almost to one of the best players of all time. The novelty now is that it is news for something that has happened off the pitch. The star, on vacation after a disastrous season for the Lakers, has reached one billion dollars according to Forbes magazine. Thus, LeBron becomes the first active billionaire in NBA history. Before him, Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant also amassed this fortune, but both did it when they were already retired. A new milestone, although this time not related to sports.
The player, a native of Ohio, has reached this amount thanks to sports contracts, advertising and personal business. All this has been taken into account to add up his fortune and reach one billion, a simply spectacular figure. LeBron, in addition to contracts, has managed to amass that fortune with investments in companies such as Spring Hill Companya marketing agency of James’ Robot Company, the minority interest of Liverpool (Premier League soccer team) through Fenway Sports Group or its association with Blade Pizza. Only some of his shares in businesses that have given him a huge economic return. And that they have made him, at 37 years old, a billionaire man.
