LeBron James

LeBron James is a basketball player with the Los Angeles Lakers in the United States. James rose to prominence as the best high school basketball player in the country. He was a four-time NBA MVP thanks to his unusual blend of size, athleticism, and court vision. After winning titles with the Miami Heat in 2012 and 2013, James returned to Cleveland in 2016 to assist the Browns win their first championship.

The Cleveland Cavaliers picked LeBron, and he spent his first seven seasons with them. He was considered a hometown hero and maybe Cleveland's biggest celebrity ever because he grew up just down the road in Akron, Ohio. He's been named to three All-Star teams, appeared in two NBA Finals, and sealed his legacy as one of the game's all-time greats by guiding the Cleveland Cavaliers to their first professional sports title in over 50 years after rallying from a 3-1 series deficit.

“The King” James has been signed to Nike since he was a baby-faced teen. Pair that with a Coke endorsement and it seems his bank account will be near billions in the black for the foreseeable future. According to Forbes, when he joined the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018, he signed a $153 million contract for four years of play and became one of the richest sportsmen in the world.

Net worth: $440 million
Country: Akron, Ohio, United States