LeBron James wasn’t cool with Undertaker exploiting his $275 million net worth and rejected him at his locker

LeBron James wasn’t cool with Undertaker exploiting his $275 million net worth and rejected him at his locker

LeBron James is one of the kindest people in the NBA, but he wasn’t cool with The Undertaker trying to profit off his name.

The Lakers star has amassed a massive net worth over his career. Recently, he became the first active player to become a billionaire.

Of course, all of it isn’t just from his contracts. In fact, LeBron makes most of his money outside the NBA.
He’s a wealthy businessman, and he has a series of high profile investments which has helped him earn so much money.

With his earnings, LeBron has done a lot to help his community. His I Promise school in Akron, Ohio has helped so many underprivileged kids gain education.

With that attitude, you might think LeBron is open to everything and anything, but that’s not quite the case.

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LeBron James didn’t want The Undertaker profiting off of him

LeBron was in peak form after the 2015-16 season. He was coming off an NBA title where he had ousted the record breaking 73-9 Golden State Warriors after being down 3-1 in the series.

During that series, LeBron was spotted wearing a shirt with The Undertaker on it. So, the Cavaliers decided that it would be a good idea to have the WWE legend show up to the Cavs home opener against the New York Knicks.

Bad idea. LeBron refused to meet with The Undertaker even though he was standing outside the locker room for over an hour.

Why? LeBron didn’t believe in people profiting off his name unless they had a valid appointment or reason to prior.

“Another rule. James is not cool with someone purposefully trying to make money or gain fame through him, away from the court. In other words, no PR stunts that don’t benefit James. He wore an Undertaker T-shirt. For him, that’s enough.”

However, this was probably a misunderstanding as the Cavs had invited The Undertaker, and so he was simply doing what was expected of him.

At the time LeBron was worth $275 million. Now, he’s a billionaire following the same philosophy.

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Ashish Priyadarshi is The SportsRush's content manager and editor. Ashish freelanced for 1 year in the NFL division before taking on an editorial role in the company. He then tacked on managing content while adding on a writing role in the NBA division. Ashish has been closely following the NFL and NBA since the 2012 season when the Patriots lost the Super Bowl and Derrick Rose was at the height of his powers. Since then, Ashish has focused on honing his knowledge for both leagues in, even writing crossover pieces. In his free time, Ashish is an avid basketball player, he loves to watch movies and TV shows, immersing himself in the cinematic world. Ashish studies computer science and data science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and would love to mesh his love for sports with his technical skills.

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