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3. LeBron James
Cavaliers at Wizards 11/21/14
Total Earnings: $77.2 million
Salary/Bonuses: $23.2 million
Endorsements: $54 million
Nike signed James to the first lifetime contract in the company’s 44-year history at the end of 2015. Sales of James’ signature shoes are down over the past 12 months, but if sales rebound and James can move product after his NBA days are over, the contract will likely pay out more than $1 billion. King James is set to star in the sequel to the 1996 Michael Jordan movie-vehicle Space Jam.
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