LeBron James-sponsored tweets valued at $140K, or $1K per character

Opendorse, a company that specializes in executing and monetizing digital and social media campaigns for athletes, says a tweet from James, who has 23.2 million followers, has the highest value of any U.S. athlete. Each tweet from James has a media value of $139,474, the company said.

According to Opendorse, among the top five highest-paid athletes for sponsored tweets are;

1.Kevin Durant ($66,553),

2.Kobe Bryant ($42,389),

3. Floyd Mayweather ($34,924)

5. Dwight Howard ($34,290)