Kobe Bryant is richer than LeBron James. According to Celebritynetworth.com, Kobe Byant has a net worth of $320 million while LeBron James has a net worth of $300 million.
Kobe Bryant had the highest salary in the NBA for the fifth straight year at $23.5 million in 2014-15. Bryant took a $7 million pay cut on his Lakers' salary last season under the two-year, $48.5 million extension he signed in 2013.
Injuries limited the 17-time All-Star to only 41 games combined over the past two seasons. The five-time NBA champion still has deals with Nike, Lenovo, Hublot and Panini, but is moving away from straight endorsement deals in favor of being part of businesses.
In latest buzz, it's not the where of Kobe Bryant so much as the when. We get so caught up in rankings that we don't think of timing.
The polarizing properties of Kobe mean the arguments over his place among the NBA greats will continue long into his retirement, so let's take a moment to discuss the one element that's not up for debate: He was the NBA's most important player from 2000 to 2009. Read more at ESPN.
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