Late last night, before the James’ family was hit with shocking news of Bronny James going into cardiac arrest while at a USC basketball practice, LeBron was thinking about his next contract.
Thankfully, James’ son is now reportedly out of the ICU and in stable condition, as reported by NBA news breaker Shams Charania. The James family put out a statement, saying:
“Yesterday while practicing Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest. Medical staff was able to treat Bronny and take him to the hospital. He is now in stable condition and no longer in ICU.
We ask for respect and privacy for the James family and we will update media when there is more information.
LeBron and Savannah wish to publicly send their deepest thanks and appreciation to the USC medical and athletic staff for their incredible work and dedication to the safety of their athletes.”
USC All-American Bronny James collapsed on the court Monday and had a cardiac arrest. He was taken to the hospital and is now in stable condition and no longer in the ICU. Statement: pic.twitter.com/5z9F2qAWP0
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 25, 2023
Considering the circumstances, sounds like the best case scenario for Bronny James as he continues to recover…
Getting back to the Lebron James’ contract talk, the current Los Angeles Lakers star appears to be paying attention to the the sports world outside of the NBA.
Kylian Mbappé, a French soccer player, is considered to be one of the best footballers on the planet. So much so, that he just got offered a $1.1 billion dollar contract to play for a Saudi Arabian club for ONE YEAR.
Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal is offering a record-breaking $1.1 BILLION to bring over Mbappé on a one-year deal 😱
Transfer fee to PSG would be $332M and his salary would be $776M
UNREAL. 🤯💰
(via @jamesbenge , h/t @FOS) pic.twitter.com/idA2gI8cCu
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 24, 2023
The soccer player would be making $776 million dollars after the transfer fee $332 million would be paid to his former team. To give you an idea of just how much money that is, Front Office Sports crunched the numbers on some other modern day deals.
If Mbappé took the deal, he would be paid more in one year than all of these other examples:
“$531M: LeBron James’ all-time NBA earnings
$494M: Patrick Mahomes’ deal through 2031
$450M: The value of the Arizona Coyotes
$367M: The New York Mets’ entire payroll
$332M: Tom Brady’s all-time NFL earnings
$225M: The 2023 NFL Salary Cap
$185M: The value of the Seattle Storm
$157M: Tiger Woods’ career PGA earnings”
Saudi Arabia is trying to pay Kylian Mbappé $776 million to play for Al-Hilal for one season.
For comparison:
$531M: LeBron James' all-time NBA earnings
$494M: Patrick Mahomes' deal through 2031
$450M: The value of the Arizona Coyotes
$367M: The New York Mets' entire payroll… pic.twitter.com/FA93DaSMWo— Front Office Sports (@FOS) July 24, 2023
And it’s funny that LeBron James’ career earnings were on that list, because the 4-time NBA Champion took to Twitter to give his thoughts on the potential Mbappé contract, hilariously saying:
“Me headed to Saudi when they call Rich Paul & Maverick Carter for that 1 year deal!”
Me headed to Saudi when they call @RichPaul4 & @mavcarter for that 1 year deal! ✌🏾🤷🏾♂️😁 pic.twitter.com/IX0VSMZYNb
— LeBron James (@KingJames) July 25, 2023
Considering the Forrest Gump gif, it seems like LeBron is joking about the opportunity, but who knows? $1.1 billion dollars is a whole lot of money, and the Saudis look to continue to throw money around (like they did with LIV Golf) in an attempt to “sports-wash” their past and their reputation.
