{"id":275946,"date":"2025-05-09T11:00:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T11:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/09\/lamine-yamal-namedrops-lebron-james-as-he-follows-in-the-footsteps-of-lakers-superstar-messi-more-after-joining-beats-by-dre-family\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:33","slug":"lamine-yamal-namedrops-lebron-james-as-he-follows-in-the-footsteps-of-lakers-superstar-messi-more-after-joining-beats-by-dre-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/09\/lamine-yamal-namedrops-lebron-james-as-he-follows-in-the-footsteps-of-lakers-superstar-messi-more-after-joining-beats-by-dre-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Lamine Yamal namedrops LeBron James as he follows in the footsteps of Lakers superstar, Messi &#038; more after joining Beats by Dre family"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4910212\" data-slug-id=\"2510900\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>FC Barcelona star Lamine Yamal namedropped Lakers superstar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/lebron-james\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">LeBron James<\/a> in a commercial announcing him as a Beats by Dre partner. Yamal, 17, has the footballing world at his feet, recording 15 goals and 24 assists in 51 appearances for the Spanish giants this season.<\/p>\n<p>At such a young age, Yamal has already begun to draw comparisons with Lionel Messi, who is widely regarded as the greatest footballer of all time. In his commercial for Beats by Dre, Yamal mentions LeBron after hip-hop music starts playing in his headphones.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cMaybe that would work for LeBron, would it work for me?\u201d Yamal asked.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"march-madness-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/march-madness-logo.png\" height=\"42\" width=\"99\" alt=\"march madness logo\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Much like James, Yamal has gained the world\u2019s admiration at a young age. By joining the Beats by Dre family, he follows in the footsteps of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/los-angeles-lakers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Lakers<\/a> superstar, Messi, and Erling Haaland. Back in 2002, Sports Illustrated used a picture of LeBron James on their cover, dubbing him \u201cThe Chosen One.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More than two decades later, Lamine Yamal walks the same path with many believing that he is destined for greatness. If what we\u2019ve seen so far is any indication, it wouldn\u2019t be a stretch to say that Yamal has the potential to be hailed as one of the greatest ever.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Kendrick Perkins claims LeBron James made $700 million through a stake in Beats by Dre<\/h2>\n<p>Known for his business acumen, LeBron James\u2019 greatest investment yet might be one that no one knows about. Speaking on the &#8220;Runnin&#8217; Plays: A Golden State Warriors Podcast&#8221; in 2020, James\u2019 former teammate, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/kendrick-perkins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Kendrick Perkins<\/a>, claimed that the Lakers superstar had made $700 million through Beats by Dre.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cHe invested $4 million in a soccer team and all of a sudden he&#8217;s worth $30 million. When Dr. Dre got the big contract for the Beats by Dre, when they wrote him that check, LeBron James got $700 million off of it. He was a silent investor in the Beats and nobody knows this.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Now, Perkins claims that James made $700 million through the headphones brand, but these figures have not been confirmed. Back in 2014, Bleacher Report estimated that James\u2019 partnership with Beats by Dre had earned him $30 million, a figure far from the one Perkins suggested. 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