American basketball player LeBron James’ house is a 30,000-square-foot, -acre mansion near Akron, Ohio. He purchased the house in 2003 after joining the Cleveland Cavaliers. He also owns a $24.5-million mansion in Brentwood, Los Angeles and a $36.8-million 2.5-acre property in Beverly Hills.
LeBron James’ net worth is $700 million. He earns $45 million per season in the NBA as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. His endorsements deals with brands such as Microsoft, Coca-Cola, Nike, and others inflate his annual income to around $100 million. He is also the co-founder of SpringHill Entertainment, a large stakeholder in Blaze Pizza, and a partner in Fenway Sports Group, which owns stakes in Liverpool F.C as well as the Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots.
LeBron James is a native of Akron, OH, who started his career in the NBA with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He then left in a controversial move to the Miami Heat in 2010. After winning the NBA championship in both 2012 and 2013 with Miami Heat, LeBron James choose to return to Cleveland in 2014.
His endorsements include Nike, Baskin Robbins, McDonalds, Dunkin-Donuts, Coca-Cola, Samsung, State Farm, and Beats by Dre, a company of which he owns 1 percent. He was ranked by Forbes magazine and others as one of the most influential athletes in the United States.
After much success in youth and high school basketball, LeBron James was chosen as the Cavaliers’ number one pick in the 2003 draft. He was the youngest player to be voted Rookie of the Year. He played in the Olympics in 2004, 2008, and 2012, winning a bronze and two gold medals. He has been named a member of the 2024 U.S. team for the Paris Olympics.
He and his high school sweetheart Savannah Brinson were married in 2013 and have three children; sons LeBron James Jr. and Bryce Maximus James, and daughter Zhuri James. At 6 foot, 8 inches tall and weighing 250 pounds, he typically plays small forward and power forward. He has hosted the ESPY awards with Jimmy Kimmel in 2007 and hosted the premier episode of Saturday Night Live’s 33rd season. He has dabbled in acting with a cameo in “Entourage” on HBO, and has signed to star as himself in “Trainwreck,” a Judd Apatow film.
LeBron James started the LeBron James Family Foundation, which is based out of Akron and has an annual bike-a-thon to raise money for different causes. He is also active in philanthropy as a supporter of the Children’s Defense Fund, ONEXONE, and Boys & Girls Club of America.