LeBron James: Billionaire - Cheapskate - Lousy Tipper

[Bettor Days]

Billionaire LeBron James is so ‘cheap’ that he left a $0 tip despite being paid $60,000 to appear in a club and being served $10,000 worth free alcohol​

RAAHIB SINGH

Lakers superstar LeBron James is always stingy with his money, was called a ‘server’s nightmare’ by Toronto nightclub staff

LeBron James has been in the NBA for 19 seasons and is soon about to start his 20th season. The 6’6 Lakers forward has made his mark on the game and is one of the greatest ever to play the game of basketball. LeBron is constantly compared with Michael Jordan, who is considered the GOAT.

James, like many other players in the league, came from humble beginnings. LeBron and his mother, Gloria James, saw many tough times and struggled a lot. However, using the platform NBA gave him, LBJ has made over $385 million in career earnings.

Using his career earnings, endorsement deals, and more, LBJ made intelligent investments and became the first active NBA player to build a net worth of over $1 Billion. However, not only intelligent business decisions, but smart money choices, and his frugal nature might have had a role to play too.

‘LeBron James is a server’s nightmare’​

As Dwyane Wade has said it, LeBron James might be the cheapest player in the NBA. A server from a Toronto nightclub shared her encounter with the King and how she experienced the King’s frugal nature.

In 2014, LBJ was invited to a nightclub in Toronto. The King was paid $60,000 to make an appearance. The club was sold out, with people having paid thousands of dollars to get an audience with royalty. LBJ refused to take off his hood, and had a security detail around him, that didn’t let anyone get close.

Despite being served alcohol worth over $10,000, when James and gang were leaving, they left no tip for the servers.

It was the King’s choice, but leaving no tip when you’re already getting free stuff?

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1551853344989122560

 

[venditto]

Blame the boss who doesn't pay the workers a good wage and blame the workers for accepting the shitty deal. Tipping is optional.

 

[Wagerallsports]

Never a positive story about this guy

 

[venditto]

Never a positive story about this guy

Guy has accomplished more than everyone on the forum combined. A legend.

 

[Wagerallsports]

Guy has accomplished more than everyone on the forum combined. A legend.

That's true, he has

But legend in his mind only

 

[MinnesotaFats]

I'm fed up w the cultural expectation of tipping. It had a place in the anals of history, when café society was relevant and dining out was an experience or a luxury, tipping went to support an underclass of people, mainly single women.

Not today. Americans probably dine out 4 times a week if not more, to tip on that is expensive. And with wages and education and employment opportunities for all underclasses, tipping is obsolete.

I'm w Lebron on this...but he's gotta take off his hoodie

 

[carolinakid]

i guess im on the other side, these guys and girls work hard at the tables and on their feet most of the time, if im with a group and i see a low tip i will always add more, but i never tip less than 20% here

 

[venditto]

i guess im on the other side, these guys and girls work hard at the tables and on their feet most of the time, if im with a group and i see a low tip i will always add more, but i never tip less than 20% here

I have no issue with that. My issue is when workers are mad at a customer instead of their boss for shafting them. Cultural indoctrination

 

[Wagerallsports]

I agree with all you guys above

I also tip minimum 20% usually more but I agree it being expected these days is a turnoff

As for lebron, you can bet if it was a different group to his liking, he would leave a huge tip, and I'll just leave it at that

 

[carolinakid]

^^^^^^^^^plus one Wager

 

[BobbyFK]

$0!!

 

[carolinakid]

maybe he will go back one day there and get the same waiter and then the waiter can have some fun with the food

 

[carolinakid]

Top 10 Worst Tippers in Sports

Most professional athletes receive generous salaries, with some superstars signing multi-million dollar contracts and banking endless amounts of cash. That type of cash means they likely don’t need to

www.thesportster.com

 

[yuliiazinevych787]

always only a bad story about legend I see

 

[Bubbles]

tip is optional. but lebron is cheap. with that amount of money i will not hesitate to leave a tip. i remember when shaq left a food server a $4,000 tip.

 

[venditto]

Yea you guys quickly forget about a huge percentage of athletes go broke LeBron is too smart I tip my cap.. he doesn't want to be like latrell Spreewell or Iverson playing jap ball at 47 because he listened to societies stupid expectations

 

[theboss4018]

Yea you guys quickly forget about a huge percentage of athletes go broke LeBron is too smart I tip my cap.. he doesn't want to be like latrell Spreewell or Iverson playing jap ball at 47 because he listened to societies stupid expectations

True .. this guy has mega bucks .. it’s total bs to not leave a tip

 

[theboss4018]

True .. this guy has mega bucks .. it’s total bs to not leave a tip

#billionare

 

[venditto]

True .. this guy has mega bucks .. it’s total bs to not leave a tip

To be fair the waiter probably woulda bitched if it wasn't a huge tip as well.

 

[MinnesotaFats]

Top 10 Worst Tippers in Sports

Most professional athletes receive generous salaries, with some superstars signing multi-million dollar contracts and banking endless amounts of cash. That type of cash means they likely don’t need to

www.thesportster.com

I notice the list is not very "diverse"