![Fifteen years ago, Reebok and Adidas wanted him bad — so how exactly did LeBron James end up with Nike? Fifteen years ago, Reebok and Adidas wanted him bad — so how exactly did LeBron James end up with Nike?](https://i0.wp.com/andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/gettyimages-455577444.jpg?quality=70&strip=info&w=1500&ssl=1)
Fifteen years ago, Reebok and Adidas wanted him bad — so how exactly did LeBron James end up with Nike?
![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
![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_16:9%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,
LeBron James Turned Down $10 Million From Reebok in High School, and It Was a Brilliant Business Decision
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