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Four Kentucky Wildcats make Forbes’ Top 100 Highest-Paid Athletes List

Forbes just released its list of the Top 100 highest-paid athletes in the world in 2020, and four former Kentucky Wildcats made the cut.

John Wall came in at No. 42 with earnings of $31.2 million ($28.7 million salary, $2.5 million endorsements). Wall signed a $167 million contract extension with the Wizards back in July 2017 that runs through the 2022-23 season. After sitting out last season with a ruptured Achilles tendon, he says he is 110% ready to take the court.

Anthony Davis is next on the list at No.