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The World’s Highest-Paid Athletes 2021: 33 Black Athletes Made The List

Dak Prescott, Naomi Osaka and LeBron James topped the list.

The world’s 50 highest-paid athletes have set record-breaking numbers this year amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to Forbes. With the earnings officially set and released to the masses, 33 out of the 50 athletes are Black. 

From tennis superstar Naomi Osaka (#12: $60M), Dallas Cowboys’ NFL quarterback Dak Prescott (#4: $107.5M), and Los Angeles Lakers NBA star LeBron James ( #5: $96.5M), these are just a few athletes who have made the list. 

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According to the outlet, all 50 athletes have raked in nearly $2.8 billion in 12 months, with a little more than $1 billion coming from endorsement deals or other ventures. The athletes' income was tracked between May 1, 2020, and May, 1, 2021, thanks to information compiled by Forbes.

See the other Black athletes that made the list below:

  1. Lewis Hamilton, $82M (#8)

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    (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)
  2. Kevin Durant, $75M (#10)

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    (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
  3. Stephen Curry, $74.5M (#11)

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  5. Tiger Woods, $60M (#12)

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  6. Russell Westbrook, $59M (#14)

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    (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images)
  7. Patrick Mahomes, $54.5M (#15)

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    (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
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  9. James Harden, $51M (#16)

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  10. Ronnie Stanley, $47.5M (#18)

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    (Photo by: 2019 Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images)
  11. Giannis Antetokounmpo, $47M (#19)

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  13. Klay Thompson, ($44.5M) (#20)

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  14. Kyrie Irving, $44M (#22)

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    (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
  15. Jalen Ramsey, $43.5M (#24)

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  17. Trent Williams, $43.5M (#24)

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  18. Myles Garrett, $43M (#26)

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  19. Serena Williams, $41.5M (#28)

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  21. Damian Lillard, $40.5M (#30)

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  22. Kylian Mbappe, $40M (#31)

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  23. Chris Paul, $40M (#31)

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    (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
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  25. DeAndre Hopkins, $39M (#33)

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  26. Leonard Williams, $39M (#33)

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  27. Jimmy Butler,$38.5M (#35)

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  29. Marlon Humphrey, $37.5M (#36)

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    (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
  30. Paul George, $37M (#38)

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    (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
  31. Chris Jones, $37M (#38)

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  33. Anthony Davis, $36M (#40)

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    (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
  34. Aaron Donald, $36M (#40)

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    (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
  35. Matt Judon, $36M (#40)

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  37. Paul Pogba, $35.5M (#43)

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  38. Deshaun Watson, $35.5M (#43)

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    (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
  39. Shaquil Barrett, $35M (#45)

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