Forbes: highest-paid athletes (Cristiano Ronaldo = #1)

[PAOerfulone]

It's amazing how much basketball has exploded in popularity around the globe since the end of the 21st century and and the '92 Dream Team.
LeBron, K.D., Steph, and all those guys wouldn't even be sniffing a fraction of that money had it not been for guys like Magic, Bird, and, of course, Michael paving the way, breaking through, and becoming as big of icons as they did.

And Steph is making just 12 million a year right now off his current contract with the Golden State Warriors, which expires THIS offseason.