![Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (23) leaves the court after scoring 25 points in a 106-92 loss to the Sacramento Kings during his NBA debut in Sacramento, California October 29, 2003. The 18-year-old Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (23) leaves the court after scoring 25 points in a 106-92 loss to the Sacramento Kings during his NBA debut in Sacramento, California October 29, 2003. The 18-year-old](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D3BRDY/cleveland-cavaliers-lebron-james-23-leaves-the-court-after-scoring-25-points-in-a-106-92-loss-to-the-sacramento-kings-during-his-nba-debut-in-sacramento-california-october-29-2003-the-18-year-old-6-foot-8-james-first-pick-in-the-2003-nba-draft-made-his-nba-debut-in-sacramento-wearing-his-signature-nike-shoes-dubbed-the-zoom-generation-james-signed-a-multiyear-endorsement-deal-with-nike-for-a-reported-90-million-dollars-reutersmike-blake-mb-2D3BRDY.jpg)
Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (23) leaves the court after scoring 25 points in a 106-92 loss to the Sacramento Kings during his NBA debut in Sacramento, California October 29, 2003. The 18-year-old
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Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (23) drives to the hoop past Sacramento Kings Mike Bibby (L) and Doug Christie (R) during his NBA debut against he Sacramento Kings in Sacramento, California October 29,
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When LeBron James chose Nike in 2003, he gave up $28 million — it could end up making him $1 billion - MarketWatch
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LeBron James Helps Nike Make $600 Million a Year and Recently Saw the Company Place Him in the Same Club as Michael Jordan: 'I'm Definitely Honored'
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