Multiple outlets report that Forbes ranks LeBron James and Shohei Ohtani among the top five highest-paid athletes in the world. According to the Forbes list cited by the reports, Cristiano Ronaldo is listed as the top earner, followed by Canelo Álvarez and Lionel Messi in the upper positions. The reports state that LeBron James—identified as the Los Angeles Lakers star—and Shohei Ohtani—identified as the Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player—also appear in the top five. Yahoo Sports and its MLB-focused site repeat the same overall framing and roster as the New York Post, focusing on how James and Ohtani are included alongside major stars from football (soccer) and boxing. While the outlets do not add new earnings figures beyond what is attributed to Forbes, they consistently describe the ranking as a world-wide comparison of athletes’ earnings and present the same top-tier names as part of the list.