To borrow from a line from a classic Mel Brooks film: “It’s good to be the King.” But if you can’t sit on the throne just yet, it still pays pretty good to come in second place.
A recent list from Forbes Magazine lists Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Kevin Durant as the 7th-most highly paid athlete in 2014. His total earnings? $54.1 million.
His salary the past season is listed as $19.1 million, which is in addition to endorsements that total around $34 million. These include Sprint…
…Oklahoma-based SONIC restaurants…
…and Foot Locker, among others.