Tom Brady and Steph Curry have 11 rings combined. They're also the champions of cashing in on crypto.
CRYPTO: The New York Post has reported that FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried paid NFL legend Tom Brady $55 million for a week of work
— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) October 3, 2023
"He paid Tom Brady $55 million for 20 hours a year for three years," author Michael Lewis said of embattled FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, whose criminal trial began Tuesday in New York. While Brady was known for getting work done in minimal time in his NFL career, with 46 fourth-quarter comebacks and 58 game-winning drives, this is an amazing payday. He earned $2.75 million per hour for his work for FTX.
Bankman-Fried turned to the sports world to bring his FTX crypto exchange legitimacy and visibility. Author Michael Lewis says he saw internal documents that showed the tens of millions paid to Tom Brady and Steph Curry, and for a Superbowl ad, Larry David. pic.twitter.com/Fx6qfhrdPJ
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) October 1, 2023
Golden State Warriors star Curry, also known for scoring in short time windows, got paid nearly as much, earning $35 million for a similar 20-hours-in-three-years commitment to FTX. That's $1.75 million per hour, pretty good money even if it means he had to dress up like a mime for commercials.
Bankman-Fried, who is on trial for fraud and money laundering, also spent $25 million on a Super Bowl ad with Larry David, spent over $100 million for the naming rights to the Miami Heat's arena and sparked a months-long game of cat-and-mouse as FTX endorser Shaquille O'Neal hid to avoid being served with a lawsuit about FTX.
Brady's windfall wasn't permanent. He reportedly lost $30 million in FTX stock when the cryptocurrency exchange collapsed, and his former wife Gisele Bundchen lost $18 million.
Curry is doing fine, set to earn $51.9 million in the upcoming NBA season. Still, considering there's 65.6 hours of gameplay in the 82-game NBA season, Curry is making a paltry $791,000 per hour next year. On the plus side, the Golden State Warriors aren't a Ponzi scheme.
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