Spending a lot of money and being a billionaire seem to go hand in hand, but LeBron James—one of the highest-paid NBA players ever—is determined to disprove that. The four-time MVP is surprisingly conservative with his money, while living in a massive $36.8 million Beverly Hills estate with a tennis court, theater, and seven fireplaces. Dwyane Wade has branded the man with a $97 million contract with the Lakers—a contract that will make him $50 million in 2024–2025 alone—the cheapest player in the NBA. The 19-time All-Star is utterly opposed to using his phone’s data and is fixated on WiFi.
He may be sincere in his desire to save costs, but how much can be saved by using WiFi exclusively? His wife Gabrielle Union claimed, “He does not tamper with data roaming if there is no WiFi.” It’s not a joke, Wade continued. “I’m going to text this before I leave the boat because there probably won’t be any WiFi,” he said. He’s the same man with otherwise affluent preferences, as seen by his luxury house and car collections.
According to Forbes, the NBA legend’s earnings from sponsorships and other commercial endeavors bring in about $900 million to his net worth. At the moment, he claims to be worth $1 billion. Maybe the not too far off future, his ambition of owning an NBA team will come true.
The millionaire decided to use the least expensive commercial-filled Pandora membership available:In an interview with ESPN’s Rachel Nichols, the 38-year-old acknowledged that he was preoccupied with WiFi in addition to not buying apps and using Pandora with ads. Humble billionaire Warren Buffet clearly understood LeBron, saying of the player, “It’s amazing to me the maturity he exhibits.” In regards to the Pandora membership, the music streaming service saw that the NBA player was frugal and gave him a commercial-free premium account.
No phone, no WiFi.Bron exclusively uses WiFi on his phone, even when traveling or at airports when he isn’t with his family. Even the most modest person would never do that, now. LeBron James, though, doesn’t mind disengaging. In an interview with Taylor Rooks of Bleacher Report, Kevin Love said, “In Toronto, that drive from the airport and going through customs to then getting to our hotel, there’s no data used at all.” “He’s always waiting for the WiFi.” Billionaire LeBron James is the person who most embodies the adage, “a small leak can sink a great ship.”
Why spend money on a blue tick?The Tesla CEO did not hesitate to propose equally radical ideas for the microblogging site to generate revenue, just as radical as Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter. One of those requests was for verified accounts to pay $8 a month for the blue tick, which is supposedly coveted. Influencers were willing to pay the monthly charge, and LeBron stated outright that he was not one of them. Welp, I assume my blue ✔️ will be gone soon because, as you may know, I ain’t paying the five, he tweeted. He does have the blue tick as of the writing of this piece, but we are unsure if it is because he is paying for it or because Twitter opted to offer the Los Angeles Lakers forward the paid tick for free. Considering that he possesses about 53 million followers on the platform.