The glorious march of nations is finally over and the athletes have stepped foot on the ground. After an amazing session of showcasing pride and honor, the opening ceremony in Paris allowed some time for the participants to relax and blend in with their compatriots. As the world watched with eagerness in their eyes, WTA star Coco Gauff and NBA legend LeBron James were granted the honor of bearing the American flag. However, soon after the march ended, Emma Navarro was quick to gather the stars for a picture, which somehow turned into a shot of billionaires.

She posted a picture on her Instagram story, posing alongside Jessica Pegula and James. As it turned out, both Navarro and Pegula, backed by a family of billionaires, paired up with LJ who also boasts a massive net worth of $1 Billion according to recent data released by Forbes.

Emma, on the other side, is the daughter of a renowned entity in the business world, Ben. He is not only known to be the billionaire businessman behind Credit One Bank but also boasts ownership over multiple properties in South Carolina. The WTA star herself earned a massive $2,234,741 throughout her tennis career so far, along with building other sources of income.

Coming to Pegula’s background, the WTA star is the daughter of Terry and Kim. The couple is known to be the proud owner of the Buffalo Bills, a renowned American football team. While the fans found the monetary fact behind this picture interesting, they decided to rule the comment section.

Fans regard Navarro’s selfie with “Billionaires stick together” comments

It didn’t take long for social media to swing the magic wand. As soon as Navarro uploaded the selfie, it hopped on from Instagram to X (formerly Twitter), finally becoming a matter of discussion from the fans. While many were just busy adoring a click of the three renowned athletes sticking together, others just focused on their bank balances.

A fan, dropping a hilarious reality from Navarro, wrote, “Those two could literally buy him😭😭😭😭 one of them even 😭😭😭”. As recent records suggest, successful businessman Ben boasts a massive net worth of 1.5 Billion, an amount that is quite higher than that of LeBron James’s financial number.

Another fan, trying to accept the fact that James, even after being one of the richest athletes in the US, was still ranked last among the three participants in Emma’s selfie. “Crying at Lebron being the third richest in this photo,” he wrote.

“She’s the wealthiest person in this group,” another fan wrote, repetitively highlighting the fact that Navarro is the wealthiest among LJ and Pegula. Ben is currently the founder and owner of Sherman Financial Group, an entity that owns Credit One Bank. Along with the ownership, he is also respected all across the nation because of his philanthropic efforts.

It rarely happens that James stands beside athletes who boast a higher net worth than him. As it just happened at the opening ceremony, a fan commented, “Mind you Lebron should be shocked he’s somehow meeting athletes richer than him 😭”

Dropping less a reaction and more of a title to this unexpected meetup of billionaires, a fan wrote, “Billionaires stick together”. Besides the line of comparison between their net worth, this comment best described the picture.

With these and several other comments on a similar note, the fans were clearly focused on analyzing and comparing the pocket size of these athletes. While it is a feeling of sportsmanship and patriotism that brought them together for a picture, it came out to be one of the most adorable highlights of the evening.