If you want to look at the glass half full, at least Kobe has money to burn so to speak.
If all I have in my account is $1000 and you take $500, I am going to be hurting. If have $1 million and you take $500k, I am still going to be hurting, but that other $500k will ease the hurt slightly.
As part of their NBA financial breakdown on Wednesday, Forbes Magazine named the top earners in the NBA, based on both salary and endorsements. Not shockingly (and to the delight of Vanessa), Kobe Bryant tops the list at $53.2 million last year.
The rest of your top 10 earners:
The rest of your top 10 earners:
2. LeBron James ($49 million)
3. Dwight Howard ($28.9 million)
4. Dwyane Wade ($27.7 million)
5. Carmelo Anthony ($26.5 million)
6. (tie) Amare Stoudemire ($26.2 million)
6. Kevin Garnett ($26.2 million)
8. Kevin Durant ($24.5 million)
9. Tim Duncan ($23.3 million)
10. Chris Paul ($22.4 million)
What this list tells us, Kobe and Lebron are the Jay Z and Beyonce of the NBA and everyone else is Kelly Rowland. Vanessa Bryant would be Rihanna, just think about it and you will get it.
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January 24, 2012
