![A Reebok Executive Offered A $10M Check To 18-Year Old LeBron James To Not Negotiate With Nike Or Adidas, He Rejected The Offer, And Today, LeBron Has A $1 Billion Lifetime Deal A Reebok Executive Offered A $10M Check To 18-Year Old LeBron James To Not Negotiate With Nike Or Adidas, He Rejected The Offer, And Today, LeBron Has A $1 Billion Lifetime Deal](https://fadeawayworld.net/.image/ar_1:1%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_1200/MTg5NjgyNDc0NzU2ODc2MDQx/282730009_1170522993695849_6895438652562375124_n.jpg)
A Reebok Executive Offered A $10M Check To 18-Year Old LeBron James To Not Negotiate With Nike Or Adidas, He Rejected The Offer, And Today, LeBron Has A $1 Billion Lifetime Deal
Ballislife - 19 years ago today, 18-year-old LeBron James signed a 7-year, $87 million deal with Nike. Reebok reportedly offered $115 million & Adidas offered less than $60 million! 1 month later,
![When LeBron James chose Nike in 2003, he gave up $28 million — it could end up making him $1 billion - MarketWatch When LeBron James chose Nike in 2003, he gave up $28 million — it could end up making him $1 billion - MarketWatch](https://ei.marketwatch.com/Multimedia/2019/08/28/Photos/ZH/MW-HQ323_lebron_20190828143144_ZH.jpg?uuid=163d1246-c9c2-11e9-8c5b-9c8e992d421e)
When LeBron James chose Nike in 2003, he gave up $28 million — it could end up making him $1 billion - MarketWatch
![Report: Nike was unwilling to give Kobe Bryant's contract similar 'lifetime' structure held by LeBron James and Michael Jordan - Lakers Daily Report: Nike was unwilling to give Kobe Bryant's contract similar 'lifetime' structure held by LeBron James and Michael Jordan - Lakers Daily](https://lakersdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/skysports-lebron-james-michael-jordan_4458550.jpg)
Report: Nike was unwilling to give Kobe Bryant's contract similar 'lifetime' structure held by LeBron James and Michael Jordan - Lakers Daily
![James Harden of Houston Rockets will join Adidas as Nike opts not to match 13-year, $200 million offer - ESPN James Harden of Houston Rockets will join Adidas as Nike opts not to match 13-year, $200 million offer - ESPN](https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2015%2F0527%2Fnba_g_harden1x_1296x729.jpg)
James Harden of Houston Rockets will join Adidas as Nike opts not to match 13-year, $200 million offer - ESPN
![May 22, 2003 – High school basketball star LeBron James signed with Nike $90 million | AthleticPoetics May 22, 2003 – High school basketball star LeBron James signed with Nike $90 million | AthleticPoetics](https://i0.wp.com/media.tumblr.com/df52126a1bd80c894aed506b37160976/tumblr_inline_mn7ypkwCbr1qz4rgp.jpg)
May 22, 2003 – High school basketball star LeBron James signed with Nike $90 million | AthleticPoetics
![How LeBron James Ensured a $115,000,000 Adidas Chase By Showing Off Nike Kicks: "Vaccaro Was There First" - The SportsRush How LeBron James Ensured a $115,000,000 Adidas Chase By Showing Off Nike Kicks: "Vaccaro Was There First" - The SportsRush](https://cdn-wp.thesportsrush.com/2023/06/99406821-usatsi_20732345-scaled.jpg)
How LeBron James Ensured a $115,000,000 Adidas Chase By Showing Off Nike Kicks: "Vaccaro Was There First" - The SportsRush
![18-Year Old LeBron James Rejected $110 Million From Reebok And $70 Million From Adidas, And Signed A 7-Year, $90 Million Deal With Nike: "I'm A Nike Guy." - Fadeaway World 18-Year Old LeBron James Rejected $110 Million From Reebok And $70 Million From Adidas, And Signed A 7-Year, $90 Million Deal With Nike: "I'm A Nike Guy." - Fadeaway World](https://fadeawayworld.net/.image/ar_1:1%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_1200/MTg5NjgyMjgzMDkzOTU5ODc3/281749269_1144726279644338_5507883437356619161_n.jpg)
18-Year Old LeBron James Rejected $110 Million From Reebok And $70 Million From Adidas, And Signed A 7-Year, $90 Million Deal With Nike: "I'm A Nike Guy." - Fadeaway World
![Sonny Vaccaro Says He Had A Deal With Lakers' LeBron James To Sign With Adidas In 2003, For $100 Million, But Adidas Fumbled The Bag - Landon Buford Sonny Vaccaro Says He Had A Deal With Lakers' LeBron James To Sign With Adidas In 2003, For $100 Million, But Adidas Fumbled The Bag - Landon Buford](https://landonbuford.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/221006042658-02-nba-lebron-james-las-vegas-1024x724.jpg)
Sonny Vaccaro Says He Had A Deal With Lakers' LeBron James To Sign With Adidas In 2003, For $100 Million, But Adidas Fumbled The Bag - Landon Buford
![Sonny Vaccaro Explained How He Left Adidas Because They Lied To LeBron James About A $100 Million Contract | Fadeaway World | wenatcheeworld.com Sonny Vaccaro Explained How He Left Adidas Because They Lied To LeBron James About A $100 Million Contract | Fadeaway World | wenatcheeworld.com](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/wenatcheeworld.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/c/01/c0138d03-832f-53d9-a2b1-3883d7c5ac3c/6438337857b8d.image.jpg?resize=889%2C500)