{"id":1502263,"date":"2022-06-03T10:10:40","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T14:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1502263"},"modified":"2022-06-03T10:10:58","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T14:10:58","slug":"lebron-james-becomes-a-billionaire-first-active-nba-player-in-history-to-reach-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lebron-james-becomes-a-billionaire-first-active-nba-player-in-history-to-reach-status\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James Becomes A Billionaire; First Active NBA Player In History To Reach Status"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flebron-james-becomes-a-billionaire-first-active-nba-player-in-history-to-reach-status%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1502263&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Four-time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/nba\">NBA<\/a> champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/lebron-james\">LeBron James<\/a> is officially the first active player in league history to become a billionaire, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/chasewithorn\/2022\/06\/02\/lebron-james-is-officially-a-billionaire\/?sh=59a9b6c9453e\">according<\/a> to Forbes.<\/p>\n<p>James reached the elite status after he made $121.2 million from May 2021 to May 2022 through his NBA salary combined with off-court endorsements and brands, ESPN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/34025397\/lebron-james-becomes-nba-first-active-player-worth-1-billion-per-forbes\">reported<\/a> Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All the way back in 2014, James discussed the possibility of becoming a billionaire, telling GQ Magazine, \u201cI want to maximize my business. And if I happen to get it, if I happen to be a billion-dollar athlete, ho. Hip hip hooray! Oh, my god. I\u2019m gonna be excited.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Only Argentinian soccer star Lionel Messi made more as an athlete than James over the past year, as Messi raked in $130 million, according to ESPN.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 18-time all star has continued his dominance on the court despite turning 37 this past season. While his Los Angeles Lakers failed to reach the NBA playoffs with a star-studded roster, \u201cThe King\u201d looked as good as usual when he was on the court, becoming the oldest player in history to average more than 30 points per game in a season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A large part of James\u2019 financial success over the past year came from his production company SpringHill, which produced the \u201cSpace Jam\u201d sequel in which James starred. The film grossed more than $160 million worldwide, ESPN reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While becoming a billionaire, James has used his platform and status to criticize America for its \u201csystemic racism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In May 2020, responding to the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, James tweeted, \u201cWhy doesn\u2019t America Love Us!!!!!????Too.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why Doesn\u2019t America Love US!!!!!????TOO. \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffe\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffe\u200d\u2642\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HeadHighandStayStrong?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HeadHighandStayStrong<\/a>\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\udcaa\ud83c\udffe <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeAllWeGot?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WeAllWeGot<\/a>\u270a\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\udc51<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LeBron James (@KingJames) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames\/status\/1266995951853395968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The NBA great also took to Twitter to voice his opposition to states like Kentucky and Georgia reportedly limiting the number of polling places during the 2020 elections. \u201cThis is systemic racism and oppression,\u201d James <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kingjames\/status\/1274392626930704384?lang=en\">wrote<\/a>. \u201cSo angry man.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>James has been harshly criticized for being quick to blame America for racism while staying silent on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/show\/china-the-enemy-within\">communist China\u2019s<\/a> oppression, a country <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/07\/07\/nba-wants-to-play-the-positive-role-and-help-defuse-us-china-tensions-.html\">raking<\/a> in billions of dollars for the NBA.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJames is an outspoken critic of the United States, often wading into hot cultural issues and claiming that black people continue to be victims of systemic oppression,\u201d The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/enes-kanter-rips-lebron-james-will-shut-up-and-dribble-when-big-boss-china-says-so\">wrote<\/a> in November. \u201cJames has been significantly more muted on China\u2019s abuses, however, going as far as to critique then-Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey in 2018 over comments critical of China.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former NBA forward Enes Kanter Freedom slammed James for his silence on China, claiming the NBA star cared more about money than justice. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMoney over Morals for the \u2018King\u2019 Crown. Sad &#038; disgusting how these athletes pretend they care about social justice,\u201d Kanter tweeted. \u201cThey really do \u2018shut up &#038; dribble\u2019 when Big Boss Flag of [China] says so. Did you educate yourself about the slave labor that made your shoes or is that not part of your research?\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Money over Morals for the \u201cKing\u201d \ud83d\udc51 <\/p>\n<p>Sad &#038; disgusting how these athletes pretend they care about social justice<\/p>\n<p>They really do \u201cshut up &#038; dribble\u201d when Big Boss \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3 says so<\/p>\n<p>Did you educate yourself about the slave labor that made your shoes or is that not part of your research? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YUA8rGYeoZ\">pic.twitter.com\/YUA8rGYeoZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Enes FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EnesFreedom\/status\/1461380967197814785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2021<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four-time NBA champion LeBron James is officially the first active player in league history to become a billionaire, according to Forbes. James reached the elite status after he made $121.2 million from May 2021 to May 2022 through his NBA salary combined with off-court endorsements and brands, ESPN reported Thursday.\u00a0 All the way back in &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":324,"featured_media":1502308,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1502263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1502263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/324"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1502263"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1502263\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1502308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1502263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1502263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1502263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}