It’s hard to believe that a guy whose net worth is $160 million was once short of money. Anthony Davis was that person during his time on the Kobe Bryant-led 2012 USA Basketball Olympics team. While the incident may have been quite embarrassing, the overall experience was quite rich, as revealed by Davis.

Appearing on the podcast, the 9x All-Star recalled the time they were supposed to go for a team dinner during the 2012 Olympics in Barcelona. He further mentioned that thinking of his college phase, he went in sweats while everyone else was dressed up for dinner. “They pull me to the side and say they, hey, young fella, next time, don’t come. No, but then again, I ain’t got no money. I can’t afford that. You know, like, I mean, I can, but it’s like, I didn’t bring nothing,” Davis said, via JOIN THE LOBBY.

Notably, the 2012 Olympics roster included LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Deron Williams, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Kevin Love, Andre Iguodala, James Harden, Tyson Chandler, and Anthony Davis. The team secured a gold medal at the event with a perfect 8-0 record. And although Davis played just 53 minutes in 7 games, he learned a lot from the experience as stated by him.

“They just showed me, told me, and showed me how to be professional, how to work…What it means to actually work hard and work ethic. So just watching that from afar, just being around them, gaining that knowledge, that mentorship…You couldn’t even put into words,” he added. And seemingly, this helped him in the long run as the guy once concerned about money shortage went on to earn millions.

A closer look at Anthony Davis’s wealth

As stated above, the LA Lakers star’s net worth at present is $160 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Notably, he started his career with the Pelicans with a four-year, $23 million entry-level contract, which also included $10.5 million guaranteed upon signing, as per Spotrac.

His last contract was with the Lakers after winning a championship with the team — five-year, $190 million. Apart from this, he also earns millions from his brand endorsements. According to Forbes, the 9x All-Star has signed with Anheuser-Busch InBev, Beats Electronics, ExxonMobil, First Entertainment Credit Union, Frito-Lay, and PepsiCo.

‘The Brow’ once told The Wall Street Journal the difference between being rich and being wealthy. “Rich is you have a lot of money; wealthy is you have a constant amount of money coming in, every day you’re making money,” he stated. And it is evident, that Anthony Davis is not just rich but wealthy.

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