LeBron James' business partner, Maverick Carter, is looking to build an international basketball league to compete with the NBA.

One way this could rival the NBA at some point is the possibility for players to get equity in the league, allowing them to make even more money. It's similar to what WNBA players have just created with the Unrivaled 3-on-3 basketball league,

One of LeBron James’ business partners is advising a group of investors interested in trying to form a $5B international basketball league to compete with the NBA.

Though his childhood friend and business partner Maverick Carter is reportedly behind an effort to launch an international basketball league, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is not involved,

LeBron James' manager Maverick Carter is reportedly involved in an effort to launch a new league that would rival the NBA.

The league would consist of six men's and six women's teams playing in eight international cities on a rotating schedule.

Maverick Carter, LeBron James' business manager, has been enlisted as an adviser by a group of investors seeking to raise $5 billion to form an international basketball league that would serve as a rival to the NBA,

A group of investors, backed by a number of private equity funds, are "seeking to raise $5 billion to form an international basketball league," according

LeBron James has made it abundantly clear that one of his post-playing plans involves owning an NBA team. As such, it's unsurprising he won't be involved in business manager Maverick Carter's ambitious plan to start a global basketball league rivaling the NBA.

LeBron James' business partner and longtime ally, Maverick Carter, is reportedly advising the group and its $5B venture

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