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Lebron James — USA Today

Lebron James

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The NBA’s four-time MVP, with $85.5 million in earnings, has made it to the NBA Finals eight straight years and nine times overall. He recently broke Michael Jordan’s long-standing record of consecutive games with double-digit points and became the youngest player to reach 30,000 career points.

Off the courts, the 33-year-old has the NBA’s top endorsement portfolio with Nike, Coca-Cola (Sprite), Beats By Dre, Kia Motor, Intel and Blaze Pizza. With a 2 per cent stake in Liverpool, James also has his own production company (SpringHill Entertainment) and media company (Uninterrupted). He is also planning to spend $41 million to send Ohio children to college for free this year through his foundation.