Highest-Paid Athletes of All Time: Michael Jordan Leads Star-Studded List
Highest-Paid Athletes of All Time: Michael Jordan Leads Star-Studded List
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Last month, LeBron James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. It marked another notch in his resume in the ongoing debate on whether he or Michael Jordan is the league’s G.O.A.T.
But on the financial scoreboard, MJ is still the clear champ—and the gap is growing. Since he was drafted in 1984, Jordan has earned an estimated $3.3 billion when adjusted for inflation, more than any other athlete in the history of sports; the tally is $2.37 billion unadjusted. James ranks sixth overall at $1.53 billion after factoring inflation—he is fourth on a nominal level at $1.23 billion, by Sportico’s count. (Click here for the full list of 50.)
James was the world’s highest-paid athlete in 2022 after bringing in $127 million, but that list only reflects active athletes. Jordan out-earned all of them with an estimated $180 million, almost entirely from Nike.
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Originally Posted by jigglepete
