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LeBron and Embiid on Forbes' highest-paid NBA list

Forbes projects Embiid at sixty-eight million dollars this season, and says Stephen Curry tops the list at two hundred three point six million; salaries are optional, apparently.

On air: Gloria Vance, Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock on BBN Overnight
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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorLeBron James is fourth on Forbes' list of the highest-paid NBA players, with his salary this season under three point nine million dollars, the lowest of his career.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentForbes projects ninety million dollars from endorsements and other deals, so the paycheck is basically his tip jar.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd Joel Embiid is tenth, at sixty-eight million dollars.

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