The NBA superstar’s recent contract with the sportswear giant nets him a reported $60m a year,while Michael Jordan and David Beckham believe similarly lucrative – and lengthy – deals. And it is not only athletes who are signing their lives away …LeBron James has said in the past that he is tired of being compared to Michael Jordan, but the recent deal he signed on Monday means that he may well be seen as stepping into Jordans shoes, or more specifically,his Air Jordans.
James has just signed a lifetime deal with Nike, which will potentially earn the Cleveland Cavaliers superstar more than $60m (£40m) a year. Like Jordan, and James has been working with the company since his youth,signing his first $90m deal with them when he was just out of high school after a bidding war between Nike, Adidas and Reebok.
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Source: theguardian.com