LeBron James still sells the most jerseys while Steph Curry’s are the second-most popular… and the Los Angeles Lakers come out on top in merchandise sales
- LeBron James is still the most popular NBA star with his jerseys the best selling
- James’s team the Los Angeles Lakers also get the biggest attraction from fans
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Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is still selling the most jerseys in the NBA.
The 38-year-old reached the playoffs in his 20th season Tuesday night after delivering the goods in his team’s 108-102 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
And on Wednesday the league revealed details of the most popular players when it comes to shirt sales.
James comes out on top for NBAStore.com purchases for the second half of this season, with Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry in second and Boston Celtics’ Jayson Tatum in third.
James’s team the Los Angeles Lakers also lead the way in terms of best-selling franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James (left) is still selling the most jerseys in the NBA with Steph Curry (right) of the Golden State Warriors the second-most popular
James’s team the Los Angeles Lakers also lead the way in terms of merchandise sales
The most popular teams follows a similar pattern to the players with the Golden State Warriors second on the list and the Boston Celtics in third place.
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is the fourth-highest on the players list for jersey sales while Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic completes the top five.
Phoenix Suns duo Kevin Durant and Devin Booker fall in sixth and seventh place respectively.
Memphis Grizzlies’ Ja Morant claims eighth place while Portland Trail Blazers’ Damian Lillard’s shirts are the ninth-most popular, with Dallas’ Kyrie Irving making up the top 10.
The Suns, Bucks, Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, Mavericks and Brooklyn Nets fulfil the top 10 best-selling teams regarding merchandise.
James will be back in action for the Lakers on Sunday afternoon against the Grizzlies in the playoffs.
He and his teammates did it the hard way to ensure progression as the seventh seed as they needed overtime.
It was a late finish in the Western Conference matchup but James was awake just hours later.
He Tweeted his frustration at not sleeping more Wednesday morning: ‘There’s just no way I’m up right now!! C’mon man!’
James could not believe he was awake just hours after helping the Lakers reached the playoffs
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