5 Months After Reaching Billionaire Status, LeBron James Overshadowed by $600 Million Worth Lionel Messi on Elite List

The sports business is among the most lucrative businesses in the world. Athletes make millions of dollars every year from their franchises, as well as through advertisements. If we combine the entire sports world, we have a good number of elite athletes who make the most amount of money. The LA Lakers superstar LeBron James sits comfortably on the upper echelon of that list.

King James is a billionaire, and only the second billionaire to come out of the NBA. However, his position on an elite athletes list is overshadowed by Argentinian soccer player Lionel Messi.

LeBron James loses pole position

The 38-year-old is no stranger to fame. Right from his basketball beginnings, LeBron was the center of attraction. Even before he signed with the NBA, his name was making all the right noise i

At 38 years of age, he has managed to surpass everything that one could’ve imagined for him. He is the only active NBA athlete to be given the billionaire status. But the road to this level of success has not been an easy one. However, after being crowned a billionaire in June of this year, he is being overshadowed on the marketable players list.

Lionel Messi recently signed to Inter Miami CF, a soccer club owned by David Beckham. Ever since that signing, Messi’s buzz in the American market has gone significantly higher. Although he is currently missing games for club and country due to his injury, SportsPro has deemed him fit to take the number one position on the most marketable athletes list. Following Messi, LeBron takes the second position on the list that features one more NBA star in the top 5.

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Who all made it to the SportsPro list?

The world of sports is unpredictable. Who will take the top spot on any given list can rarely be predicted, unless strong PR is involved. However, breaking into the top 5 of the most marketable players list is Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks. The Greek Freak has taken the fourth spot on this list, being only the second NBA athlete in the top 5.

While LeBron James has a marketability score of 92.75, Antetokounmpo managed a solid 90.53. Other notable names that made it into the top 10 are Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, Simone Biles, and Kylian Mbappe.

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