{
  "id": 16898555,
  "title": "LeBron James was underpaid by $190 million by Lakers and other NBA teams",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/lebron-james-was-underpaid-by-190-million-by-lakers-and-other-nba",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-28T11:57:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/sport/lebron-james-was-underpaid-by-190-million-by-lakers-and-other-nba-teams-1.500726856"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dubai: LeBron James has earned nearly $584 million (Dh 2.14 billion) in NBA salary over his 24-year career, but a new calculation suggests the Philadelphia 76ers superstar has been underpaid by more than $190 million (Dh 697.77 million) compared with his estimated on-court value. According to HoopsHype’s assessment, James’ real value across his career stands at $774.35 million (Dh 2.84 billion),…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}