The NBA GOAT LeBron is a more brilliant businessman than soccer's GOAT Messi

This year has been good so far for LeBron James, as he is entering his 20th year in the NBA and has joined the billionaire club, except for a rocky start for the Lakers in the season with a record of 0-3 that the team still needs to turn around. 

But exactly how does he compare with a world-class athlete and soccer's GOAT superstar Leonel Messi? Well, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar and NBA GOAT LeBron James is just a better businessman than his soccer counterpart.

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LeBron James' current net worth is a billion dollars, and he also is one of the most followed athletes in the world on IG with 134M followers. In comparison, the Argentina superstar Leo Messi has a massive following of 366M on IG but pales on his net worth of 600M.

Messi, according to Forbes, was the highest-paid athlete of 2021, and LeBron was the second, but still, the Lakers forward have been the more brilliant businessman with all his investments. James is a money-making machine that won't stop.

LeBron thinks Messi is a legend.

The Lakers star is known to acknowledge when an athlete shines in their sport, and in different occasions, he has done that with the now PSG star Leonel Messi. They have mutual respect as they are the GOATs of each's sport. One time when asked about his favorite soccer players, LeBron mentioned a few, but also said that Messi is a legend.