In the final episode of Starting 5, Netflix’s ten-part docuseries following five superstar NBA players as they navigate the 2023/34 season, LeBron James is lauded as the first active player to have a net worth exceeding $1 billion. That’s a stunning achievement for a 39-year-old at the end of a decades-long career and firmly places him in an exclusive club of billionaire athletes such as Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods.
