Lebron hits the $1 billion mark

EArl · Post #81 » by **EArl** » Thu Jul 22, 2021 9:58 pm

Slava wrote:He’ll end up becoming a majority owner in some team. Him, Maverick Carter, Rich Paul put together probably have enough to buy a team.

They should purchase a new team from the Seattle expansion.
The Seattle Klutch

duppyy · Post #82 » by **duppyy** » Thu Jul 22, 2021 10:02 pm

Too bad 1 billion can't get you 5/10 on imdb.

Def Leppard · Post #83 » by **Def Leppard** » Thu Jul 22, 2021 10:04 pm

He should pay Amazon workers more

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LivingLegend · Post #84 » by **LivingLegend** » Thu Jul 22, 2021 10:16 pm

Dominater wrote:
LivingLegend wrote:
Dupp wrote:

When you have the money resolve world hunger you do not hesitate to send a teenager to space.

The way billionaires use their money is astounding. If Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk put 1/50th of their money together--they could solve a lot of the worlds problems. Why none of them even attempt to and would rather build spaceships is beyond me.

Like..how much money would it cost to build new water pipelines in Flint, MI so they can have clean water. A few hundred million, maybe? Bill Gates could write that check to fund new pipelines and never even feel it. He could also use it as a massive tax write off.
That would be the greatest PR move in history for any of those guys.

Maybe, maybe not. Dan Gilbert has done a lot for the city of Detroit. And nobody acknowledges that when crapping all over him.

Yeah Gilbert is killing it and pledges some ungodly amount of money to clean up some of their neighborhoods.

Gilbert is smart though, he's like the Napoleon of the Midwest. He lets other billionaires fight over expensive ventures and property in CA/TX while he just has his flag planted in Michigan/Ohio.

SFour · Post #85 » by **SFour** » Thu Jul 22, 2021 10:23 pm

If he's made $1 billion then imagine how much money he's made for his bosses (NBA, Nike, etc) over the duration of his career....$10 billion? $100 billion?

SOdisciple · Post #86 » by **SOdisciple** » Thu Jul 22, 2021 10:42 pm

Too bad he's systemically oppressed. Imagine what he would be making if he had White Privilege®!

This was unnecessary. Moving forward, you'll receive strikes for derailing threads with political commentary.

ibraheim718 · Post #87 » by **ibraheim718** » Thu Jul 22, 2021 10:44 pm

He donates a ton of money so it's going to the right guy.

KembaWalker · Post #88 » by **KembaWalker** » Thu Jul 22, 2021 11:10 pm

money can't buy respect

13th Man · Post #89 » by **13th Man** » Thu Jul 22, 2021 11:13 pm

^^^
This.

picko · Post #90 » by **picko** » Thu Jul 22, 2021 11:36 pm

And it would be just a fraction of what he has earned the NBA, the teams he has played on and the products he has endorsed.

He's going to be joined by a few guys too given the sharp increase in NBA salaries during LeBron's career.

hauntedcomputer · Post #91 » by **hauntedcomputer** » Thu Jul 22, 2021 11:51 pm

I heard he invested it all in Giannis rookie cards.

Repeat 3-peat · Post #92 » by **Repeat 3-peat** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 12:03 am

ceiling raiser · Post #93 » by **ceiling raiser** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 12:07 am

All billionaires are a problem. Need they be named Bezos or Gates, Trump or Sterling, Woods or Jordan, James or Winfrey. Nobody needs that much money and nobody has worked hard enough to justify possessing that money.

We need a wealth tax or more drastic measures, honestly. If you’re championing *any* billionaire for his/her accumulation of massive wealth I think you’ve lost the plot.

Jedi32 · Post #94 » by **Jedi32** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 12:16 am

SOdisciple wrote:Too bad he's systemically oppressed. Imagine what he would be making if he had White Privilege®!

Did you cry while typing this trash? :lol:

lonzo_pelota · Post #95 » by **lonzo_pelota** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 12:17 am

kobe would of joined him in the BBC (billionaire boys club) if not for tragedy

Jedi32 · Post #96 » by **Jedi32** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 12:18 am

Dominater wrote:https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10008380-lakers-lebron-james-becomes-1st-active-nba-player-with-1-billion-in-career-earnings

And all his fans act like they can relate to this guy. Lol

So people are only relatable if they're in the same tax bracket? :crazy:

homecourtloss · Post #97 » by **homecourtloss** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 12:31 am

fpliii wrote:All billionaires are a problem. Need they be named Bezos or Gates, Trump or Sterling, Woods or Jordan, James or Winfrey. Nobody needs that much money and nobody has worked hard enough to justify possessing that money.

We need a wealth tax or more drastic measures, honestly. If you’re championing *any* billionaire for his/her accumulation of massive wealth I think you’ve lost the plot.

How many jobs has Bezos or Gates or X, Y, and Z created?

System issues require government action and culture changes. A few billionaires won’t be able to really do anything,

Ursusamericanus · Post #98 » by **Ursusamericanus** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 12:35 am

Good for him. Pretty solid ROI considering his starting circumstances in life.

D.Brasco · Post #99 » by **D.Brasco** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 12:38 am

duppyy wrote:Too bad 1 billion can't get you 5/10 on imdb.

Lol the original Space Jam sits at a 6.5 there, people have to stop acting like that movie was a Hollywood classic. I liked it at 10 but it has very little re-watch value if you're older than that.

Knightfall · Post #100 » by **Knightfall** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 12:41 am

Dominater wrote:https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10008380-lakers-lebron-james-becomes-1st-active-nba-player-with-1-billion-in-career-earnings

And all his fans act like they can relate to this guy. Lol

Good for him. I dont **** what he eats so what he makes has zero effect on me or my life.