{"id":516344,"date":"2026-09-17T19:54:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T17:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=516344"},"modified":"2026-09-17T19:54:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T17:54:10","slug":"lebron-james-to-earn-15-million-annually-from-polymarket-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/lebron-james-to-earn-15-million-annually-from-polymarket-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James to Earn $15 Million Annually From Polymarket Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LeBron James will earn $15 million per year from his controversial endorsement deal with Polymarket, a figure far greater than the $3.9 million he will receive from the Philadelphia 76ers next season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/frontofficesports.com\/article\/lebron-james-polymarket-deal-worth-15-million-year\/\">FrontOfficeSports<\/a>, The Chosen One is not an investor in the well-known prediction market platform, which covers virtually anything, including NBA games, but will serve exclusively as an endorser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">James will reportedly focus his promotional work on football rather than basketball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The deal has sparked controversy, particularly because of the type of business James has chosen to associate his image with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Haralabos Voulgaris, the well-known gambler who spent time in the Mavericks&#8217; front office, did not hold back in criticizing James:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;$15 million to help get a generation of kids hooked on gambling is a choice. LeShame.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">$15m to help get a generation of kids hooked on gambling is a choice.<br><br>LeShame. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g8IMDuSvOi\">https:\/\/t.co\/g8IMDuSvOi<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Haralabos Voulgaris (@haralabob) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/haralabob\/status\/2100582539911979250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Step inside Polymarket HQ. <br><br>Somebody get the ice bath ready for <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EliManning?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EliManning<\/a> after that tackle. \ud83e\uddca\ud83e\udd23\ud83c\udfc8<br><br>In partnership with Polymarket <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xfv1nr6OOb\">pic.twitter.com\/xfv1nr6OOb<\/a><\/p>&mdash; LeBron James (@KingJames) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KingJames\/status\/2097330338561175578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 8, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Haralabos Voulgaris: &#8220;$15 million to help get a generation of kids hooked on gambling is a choice. 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