LeBron James is opening up about his finances.
James has a net worth of $1.3 billion — with $900 million attributed to off-court earnings, including his deal with Nike — according to Forbes. However, as the first to establish wealth in his family, he admitted on the “Everybody’s Crazy” podcast — co-hosted by April McDaniel and his wife, Savannah — that it’s not easy to take financial risks when he considers his humble beginnings living in the Akron, OH, projects.
“I will take a couple risks on the business side knowing that I can hustle it back or do something else, but also my other side is telling me ‘I’m first generational money maker in my household as far as my family,'” he explained on the podcast.
“I always be thinking about where I come from, coming from the projects and in Akron, OH, and not having s—. It’s hard for me sometimes to take risk because if that s— happened or the whole can come off and it’s over with, I’mma be devastated,” he continued.
James added that he warned financial advisors and accountants about mismanaging his finances.
“I’m talking to my business partners and s— like that, financial advisors, accountants, all that type of s—. My financial adviser, the first thing I told him when he wanted to manage my money was ‘N-gga, if you steal my money, bro, or if I’m broke, bro, I’m letting you know, bro, it ain’t going to be good for you'” he recalled on the podcast.
James said he has come too far to risk starting over.
“I’m not Monopoly in this. I’m not starting back at at pass go. You collect $200 and start back at go. No, I’m too far gone at this point,” he admitted.

