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LeBron studied my playbook. I am proud of that. Every athlete who builds a business empire after me makes me proud.

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When I invested in Starbucks in the hood everyone said it would not work. Those stores outperformed the national average.

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HIV was supposed to end my life. Instead it started my second career. I have been investing for 30 years now.

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Black and Latino communities have 1.2 trillion dollars in spending power. That is not charity. That is a market.

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I own part of the Dodgers. I own part of LAFC. I own part of the Sparks. Los Angeles is my city on and off the court.

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The real money is not on the court. It is in ownership. I learned that lesson and I have been teaching it ever since.