LeBron James is one of the greatest ever to have played the game of basketball. He is as famous among the current NBA players as he is famous off the court among fans. James has maintained a high level of play for 18 consecutive seasons. This has resulted in LeBron being the highest earner in terms of contract money from the NBA. But he has not stopped here.

LeBron recently became the first-ever active basketball player to become a billionaire. Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant were the only other basketball players to achieve this feat, but he did after more than ten years of his retirement. During a recent episode of UNDISPUTED, NFL legend Shannon Sharpe talked about LeBron’s friend circle and how he had a blueprint to follow.

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Shannon said, “LeBron was lucky because a lot of times you get people that take advantage of you along the way.. these guys got each other’s back stood back to back fended off all corners, and say you know what we can do this.”

He continued, “LeBron James has kept his head down and here we are.. the blueprint was laid of how to do things he saw what Michael did after basketball, he saw what Magic did after basketball, he saw what Shaq did after basketball.. he didn’t say well hell I ain’t gonna wait till after basketball I will do it while I am playing.”

LeBron James – The modern-day legend

The Cleveland Cavaliers drafted him first overall in the legendary 2003 NBA Draft. Since LeBron was from Ohio, this was a sort of homecoming for him. LeBron went to the league directly from high school and dominated from day one.

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In his first stint with the Cavaliers, he got individual success but couldn’t find much post-season success. This would change when we went to the Miami Heat in 2010.

He would win two back-to-back titles in Miami alongside Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. He also won two regular-season MVPs. LeBron would then go back to the city of Cleveland and win another title in 2016. Let us know in the comments below your favorite LeBron moment.