IMAGES: LeBron James Sports Half a Million Dollar Worth Watch After Surpassing Monumental NBA Scoring Record

Thanks to the immense popularity of the sport and the league, NBA athletes are some of the best-paid players on the planet. Moreover, their marketability gets them huge endorsement deals that add up to their wealth. NBA athletes are known for flaunting their luxuries such as cars, houses, and watches, and LeBron James is no different.

During the post-match conference of the historic match against the Washington Wizards, King James sported a limited edition watch. Interestingly enough, there are only 50 pieces of this watch in the entire world!

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LeBron James’ limited edition watch

When the Los Angeles Lakers took on the Washington Wizards recently, LeBron James had one of the best nights in his career. Despite losing the match, he put on a phenomenal show and passed Karl Malone on the all-time scoring list.

With this remarkable achievement, James becomes the player with the second-most points in NBA history. He is only behind another Lakers legend, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, and is expected to pass him soon. James currently has 36,947 points, while Jabbar has 38,387 points. (Source: NBA.com)

Interestingly enough, LeBron decided to make his night even more historic by flaunting one of the rarest watches in the world. During the press conference, James gave us a glimpse of the Richard Mille RM 011 ‘FM’ NTPT Carbon Flyback Chronograph.

The watch has an insane market price of around $5,00,000 and is a limited edition piece. There are only 50 of these in the whole world and one of them belongs to King James. While the valuation might seem too high for most of us, LeBron’s insane net worth makes it possible for him to own such luxuries.

How much is LeBron worth?

Apart from being one of the most popular athletes in the world, LeBron James is a marketing genius too. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar has a net worth of around $500 million according to Celebrity Net Worth. Moreover, he earns around $100 million yearly from salaries and endorsements.

He earns around $5o million in endorsements alone and has a massive $1 billion lifetime contract with Nike. Interestingly enough, he has stakes in the popular soccer club Liverpool FC. 

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