Though his name has been synonymous with Nike for more than 20 years, LeBron James almost never signed with the company that helped make him a billionaire. In an appearance on Travis and Jason Kelce's "New Heights" podcast this week,

Before LeBron James had numerous sponsorships with the Lakers, he revealed his first major contract offer by Reebok.

LeBron James faced a career-defining decision between Nike, Adidas, or Reebok. Reebok nearly secured him with a $10 million check. His mother advised

Bron ended up siging with Nike for $87 million in 2003 which later turned into a lifetime deal worth $1 billion.

The current Los Angeles Lakers superstar said that he was actually really close to signing with Reebok because they were the first ones to offer him a hefty contract worth $10 million. "Then my senior year,

LeBron James has been the face of Nike basketball, signing a lifetime deal with the brand in 2015, reportedly worth over US$1 billion. But James' future with the Oregon-based company was far from a certainty,

The best pitch that I got, where I thought I was going to end up, was actually with Reebok. At one point, I went to their meeting, and I sat down across from their CEO and the guys