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Why was LeBron James in the Champions League final?

This afternoon, the UEFA final took place Champions Leaguein which Real Madrid of Spain won 1-0 against Liverpool FC from England, thus achieving his fourteenth ‘Orejona’ in his history, the maximum figure of all time.

Dozens of renowned personalities were present at one of the most important sporting events in the world in the year, from actors, singers, and even athletes from other disciplines who enjoy watching football at the highest level.

Among some of these distinguished celebrities was LeBron Jamesstar of Los Angeles Lakersof the National Basketball Association (NBA), the best basketball league.

Great interest from LeBron

For the 4-time NBA champion player, and 4-time Most Valuable Player, he could be seen wearing an elegant suit, in an exclusive box at the Stade de France, the majestic building where the Champions League final was played.

Among the people with whom LeBron James was accompanied in France, Maverick Carter, his main business partner, and Kevin Love of the Cleveland Cavaliers, with whom he was a teammate.

LeBron James enjoyed the Champions League final alongside Kevin Love and Maverick Carter. Photo Instagram Kevin Love

But why did LeBron travel more than 10 hours by plane to go to France to witness the Champions League final?

Well, it should be mentioned that ‘King James’ has been a minority owner of Liverpool since 2011, when he decided to invest around 6 million dollars, which after his successes have multiplied to currently be worth around 40 million dollars.

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This is not James’s only investment in another sports discipline that is not the one he practices, since in 2021, LeBron also became a minority owner of the Boston Red Sox, a Major League Baseball (MLB) baseball team.

I currently work as a web writer, specializing in NBA and NFL for Empresa EL DEBATE. I worked for 4 years and 5 months in the Sports section of the Printed Newspaper in Culiacán, covering various disciplines, being assigned to the source of Caballeros de Culiacán of CIBACOPA. I had the opportunity to cover the EL DEBATE Neighborhood Basketball Tournament for 3 years, one in Mazatlán, 2 in Culiacán, as well as the National War Bands in Los Mochis. In the same way, I was present at various openings and closings of sporting events of the Company. My passion is basketball, so I am constantly researching burst sports, especially the NBA, and have created special works on relevant topics. I covered the Culiacán International Marathon twice, one of the most important events at the local and state level. I am an avid reader, who likes to constantly improve myself, both personally and professionally. I successfully attended the Digital Sports Journalism Workshop at the University of Guadalajara sponsored by EL DEBATE.

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