During his senior year of high school, before forgoing college and going straight to the NBA where he would be drafted by his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers, James was choosing between Nike, Reebok and Adidas for his shoe deal. Reebok flew James and his mother out to a meeting with their CEO where they drove a hard bargain with the teenager.

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.

LeBron James recently opened up on the New Heights podcast, hosted by Travis and Jason Kelce, sharing a fascinating story from his senior year of high school about a pivotal moment that shaped his career.

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.

LeBron James is one of the most elite alumni's of the Swoosh but he revealed Reebok offered $10M before he entered the NBA.

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,