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Russell Westbrook was the 11th highest-paid athlete on the entire planet this year

Athletes today earn more income than ever. And it’s not just salary where they draw their wealth from, as the world’s top 50 highest-paid athletes collected a total of $2.97 billion in 2022 thanks to their partnership with global brands and their business ventures off the court.

Ironically, many of these superstars are making more in revenue off the court rather than on the field. But that’s not to say their salaries from their actual jobs are worth any less, because after all, their performance on their respective courts or fields is largely the reason why they made enough off the field to make the 2022 edition of Forbes’ annual list of Top 50 highest-paid athletes in the world.