Black Ballers dominate the list of Highest paid Olympians in Tokyo
To compile this list, Forbes tracked income collected between May 1, 2020, and May 1, 2021, based on conversations with industry insiders.
The earnings figures, which are rounded to the nearest half-million, include both on-the-field income (from prize money, salaries and bonuses) and off-the-field income (from sponsorships, appearance fees and licensing deals).
Figures for the NBA reflect a 20% cut to players’ base salaries to account for the league’s pandemic escrow adjustment for the current season. More information about the methodology can be found here.
No. 9 – JRUE HOLIDAY ($23M)
No. 8 – KHRIS MIDDLETON ($27M)
No. 7 – KEI NISHIKORI ($30.5M)
No.6 – DEVIN BOOKER ($30.5)
No.5 – RORY MCILROY ($32M)
No.4 NOVAK DJOKOVIC (34.5M)
No.3 DAMIAN LILLARD ($40.5M)
No.2 NAOMI OSAKA ($60M)
No.1 KEVIN DURANT ($75M)
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