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From startups to sports teams: How this serial entrepreneur built a $2.8bn fortune

Diapers.com cofounder, Timberwolves co-owner and former Walmart e-commerce chief Marc Lore is betting heavily on his takeout and delivery startup Wonder.

  • By Phoebe Liu

The NBA’s highest-paid players 2024

Explore the Forbes list of the highest-paid NBA players in 2024, including LeBron James and Stephen Curry. Discover top basketball player salaries, contracts and endorsements.

  • By Brett Knight
  • Forbes Staff

USA Basketball rented out the entirety of a Paris hotel in city centre with 800 rooms

For most American squads at the Games, lodging, transportation and security might run $400,000. But the Dream Team established a luxurious precedent 32 years ago.

  • By Justin Birnbaum

Meet the billionaire owners facing off in the 2024 NBA finals

Wyc Grousbeck’s Boston Celtics are looking to win a record-breaking 18th NBA championship, while Mark Cuban, Miriam Adelson and the Dallas Mavericks are trying to score the franchise’s second title.

  • By Justin Birnbaum

Asides

Why no women are among the world’s 50 highest-paid athletes

Serena Williams retired, Naomi Osaka is coming back after a pregnancy and Caitlin Clark is just beginning her professional career. Here’s why Iga Świątek, Coco Gauff, Nelly Korda and others will soon give men a run for their money.

  • By Justin Birnbaum

Billionaire Mark Cuban selling majority stake in Dallas Mavericks

Cuban will continue to remain as head of the Mavericks’ basketball operations as part of the deal valuing the team at around $3.5 billion, according to the Athletic.

  • By Antonio Pequeño IV

NBA sponsorship revenue hits record US$1.66 billion

Despite teams like the Miami Heat and Golden State Warriors losing their FTX deals, the National Basketball Association posted a record $1.66 billion in sponsorship re…

  • By Mike Ozanian
  • Forbes Staff

Why billionaire LeBron James won’t shell out $8 a month for a blue tick on Twitter

The four-time NBA MVP will no longer have a blue check on Elon Musk’s Twitter after the company axes its legacy verification program Saturday.

  • By Derek Saul
  • Forbes Staff
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