Though his name has been synonymous with Nike for more than 20 years, LeBron James almost never signed with the company that helped make him a billionaire.

Before LeBron James had numerous sponsorships with the Lakers, he revealed his first major contract offer by Reebok.

Bron ended up siging with Nike for $87 million in 2003 which later turned into a lifetime deal worth $1 billion.

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,

The best pitch that I got, where I thought I was going to end up, was actually with Reebok. At one point, I went to their meeting, and I sat down across from their CEO and the guys