Maverick Carter: LeBron will own an NBA team, maybe an NFL team too

LeBron James' business partner, Maverick Carter, sees NBA ownership in the King's future.

Carter was asked in an interview with Variety's Audrey Cleo where he sees James in 10 years, and said the new Los Angeles Lakers star will own an NBA team, and possibly an NFL franchise as well.

"Ten years from now, I think - I don't think, I know - LeBron will be owning a basketball team or maybe even a football team, because he does like football and he's looked at football ownership," the SpringHill Entertainment founder said. "So he'll be owning a basketball team and running it."

James, who already owns a stake in the Premier League club Liverpool, has made no secret of his desire to be an NBA owner one day.

"I think it'll be cool," James told The Athletic's Ken Berger in 2017. "I'll stay part of the game and still be able to put people in positions of power. I've always loved that, putting people in a position of power to feel like they can make a change and make things happen."