In the wake of French soccer star Kylian Mbappé’s reported billion-dollar offer to join a soccer league in Saudi Arabia, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith gave his take on who the most valuable athlete in America’s four major sports leagues.
His answer: LeBron James.
“LeBron James is a global, iconic brand, as well as the NBA being a global, iconic brand,” Smith said. “And I think when you think about LeBron James, it’s not just his greatness as a basketball player, it’s also the conscientious observer that he is. There’s no indifference when it comes to him. You love him, or you can’t stand him.”
