Kevin Durant can count one Olympic title before the Rio Games begin — he's the highest paid athlete competing in Rio
The NBA superstar topped a list from Forbes released Wednesday of the athletes with the most earnings between June 2015 and June 2016. Durant earned $56.2 million during that period. He played for Oklahoma City last season, then signed with the Golden State Warriors as a free agent this offseason.
The list tallied both total earnings and salary or prize money.
Three of the top five athletes on the list are tennis players: Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Kei Nishikori. Durant is one of four basketball players in the top 10, including Carmelo Anthony, Kyrie Irving and Paul George.
Usain Bolt, at No. 6 with $32.5 million, is the only athlete in the top 10 known mainly for Olympic accomplishments.
