LeBron James Becomes First Active NBA Billionaire

According to Forbes, basketball superstar LeBron James has officially joined the ranks of the world’s richest as the first active NBA player to become a billionaire.NBA legend LeBron James has now surpassed the $1 billion net worth mark, per Forbes‘ calculations. The aforementioned media outlet estimates $121.2 million in earnings for last year alone.As a result of the financial milestone, ‘King James’ is now also the first NBA athlete to attain the billionaire title while active.To celebrate the achievement, the basketball community has now dubbed him ‘Billionaire Bron’. Shortly after, the term was trending on Twitter.