LeBron James has revealed why he turned down a $10 million shoe deal at 18. The Los Angeles Lakers player appeared on the “New Heights” podcast to reflect on the array of shoe deals he considered during his early days in the league.

Before LeBron James had numerous sponsorships with the Lakers, he revealed his first major contract offer by Reebok.

While he eventually signed with the swoosh, James told NFL brothers Travis and Jason Kelce on their podcast New Heights that he was almost swayed by Reebok, who were offering to pay him US$100 million. "It was not always Nike, I took on three pitches," James said.

Perhaps no other professional athlete in the United States sports landscape capitalized on and realized their hype more than LeBron James. Practically since the age of 14, James ha

Bron ended up siging with Nike for $87 million in 2003 which later turned into a lifetime deal worth $1 billion.

The current Los Angeles Lakers superstar said that he was actually really close to signing with Reebok because they were the first ones to offer him a hefty contract worth $10 million. "Then my senior year,