The support of LeBron James to Kamala Harris last year came with an additional advantage for him.
The records show that on January 28, the former vice president paid James’ Entertainment Company $ 50,000 for the “production of campaign events.”
James and his commercial partner for a long time, Maverick Carter, founded the company, Springhill Entertainment, in 2020.
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Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominated (Photo AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
Carter and James have been linked from high school. The two played basketball in St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio, and are also minority owners of the Red Boston socks and English Soccer Club Liverpool.
The records show that the campaign had seven payments of “campaign events”, each to a different recipient, including one to actress Jennifer Garner for $ 35,000.
The largest payment was for Production Management One, Inc. for $ 258,993.
The top scorer of all NBA times has long criticized President Donald Trump, and James urged his followers to “vote to Kamala Harris” the week before the elections.
LeBron James and Kamala Harris (Imagn; AP Newsroom)
“What are we talking about here? When I think of my children and my family and how they will grow, the choice is clear to me. Kamala Harris votes!” James published in X.
When former president Joe Biden decided by Harris As his formula partner in 2020, James expressed his support.
“Congratulations and deserved Senator Kamala Harris! I love seeing it and supporting it! I appreciate JB,” he wrote at that time.
The four -time MVP supported Hillary Clinton for president during the 2016 elections and campaigned for her in Ohio while she was still with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
James previously called Trump a “tramp” when Trump rescinded an invitation from the White House to Stephen Curry.
“Going to the White House was a great honor until you appeared!” Said at that time.
Trump also once said that “it was not easy to” make James “seem intelligent.”
Los Angeles Lakers striker, LeBron James Dunks, during the second half in game 4 of a first -round playoff series against the denver Nuggets on April 27, 2024 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
When Trump said he was losing interest in the NBA after the players knelt during the national anthem, James said: “I really don’t think the basketball community is sad to lose their audience.”
