Why Usain Bolt Should Have Played Basketball Instead

Even at US$17.5 million Lebron James is considered underpaid, and economists are estimating he should be paid much much more – as much as US$40 million. Track and field athletes however make nowhere close to that. In fact Usain’s US$12.5 million off the track income (at our last count, which is much more than that by now) is still way less than what these guys earn, just for salary.