LeBron James Tops Highest-paid Athletes

Los Angeles Lakers' superstar LeBron James is ranked the number one money man amongst athletes for the last 12 months . He topped the list of top 10 athletes by $126.9 million in earnings.

The NBA player's income is nearly $5 million more than that of Paris Saint-Germain forward, Lionel Messi, who followed him in second place.

As you would expect, Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Neymar Jr. remained the two top earners in football as they earn more in wages and have mouthwatering endorsements, and sponsorships than more players even at their age. 

See below for the top 10 list:

LeBron James (NBA): $126.9 million 

Lionel Messi (football): $122 million 

Cristiano Ronaldo (football): $115 million 

Neymar Jr. (football): $103 million 

Canelo Alverez (boxing): $89 million 

Stephen Curry (NBA): $86.2 million 

Kevin Durant (NBA): $85.9 million 

Roger Federer (tennis): $85.7 million 

James Hardens (NBA): $76 million 

Tiger Woods (golf): $73.5 million