LeBron James has made a ton of money on the court... and nearly double that amount off of it. Add it all together and he'll have made a billion dollars throughout his career by the time his next contract ends.

LeBron James has made a lot of money over his career, but will he ever make enough to be able to call himself a billionaire?

Last season, Neymar made $12 million. Next season, he'll make $12 million every 9 weeks.

Sometimes a trade in the NBA benefits both teams equally, and everyone is happy. Other times, there's a clear winner – and an obvious loser. Let's take a look at some of those lopsided deals.

These are the guys who have raked in the most dough, playing in the National Basketball Association.

Paul George joins an elite list of Nike basketball players to receive their own signature shoes.

Not all athletes do it for the love of the game... at least not entirely. These 11 current and former Olympic athletes have more money than most will make in a lifetime.

This off-season has seen a number of huge contracts, and several key players switching teams. Which franchises have made the best moves for their future?

It's rare to see a player spend 20 seasons with the same team. But Kobe Bryant did it, and he made a lot of money along the way.

Alex Rodriguez will go down as one of the more beleaguered players in MLB history. But he's also going to go down as the richest.

Kobe Bryant has been dazzling basketball fans everywhere for the last two decades, but has decided that when this season is done so is he. When he walks off into the proverbial sunset he'll be doing so having made a ton of money.

Latrell Sprewell famously turned down millions of dollars because he claims it wasn't enough to feed his family. Here's how Latrell choked through a $100 million fortune...

Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao knew they were going to make a killing when they finally fought in May. But did they know they would make THIS much money???

The Minnesota Timberwolves have a strange and controversial history when it comes to #1 draft picks. Will they blow it again this time around?

Here's a look at the top 10 highest-paid NBA players in history...

When Nevin wasn't busy running a billion dollar ponzi scheme, he was showering Miami football players with yacht parties, prostitutes, cash prizes... and at least one abortion.

The NBA starts up this week so we thought it would be a good time to look at some of the most overpaid players in the league going into the 2013-14 season.

If you add up all the contracts that have ever been paid in the NBA, which player has earned the most in cumulative salary? The results may surprise you!

The NBA playoffs are in full swing so we thought it would be appropriate to post the latest list of the highest paid players in basketball for 2013.

Who are the 25 highest paid NBA players for in the world? Is it Kobe? LeBron? You're probably going to be pretty shocked by the numbers.