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It’s an undisputed fact that Stephen Curry has been a leading force for the Golden State Warriors since he was drafted to the team in 2009. Over a decade, the NBA star has counted off leading them to three championships and being crowned MVP twice. The achievements put him up there with the greats that the league’s court has ever seen and transformed the Warriors into a super-team. The Golden State Warriors took early notice of what he brought to the franchise — prior to the aforementioned acclaimed success — in 2012 with a four-year, $44 million extension. According to Insider, although others thought the deal was far from reflecting his foreshadowed worth, in Curry’s eyes, it was “maybe the most favorable in NBA history.”
Naomi Osaka is about to get paid. In the wake of her history making win over Serena Williams, Osaka is set to ink a deal with Adidas that could bring in $8.5 million per year, the most the apparel giant has ever paid a female tennis player. Osaka became the first Japanese player to win a Gram Slam title after her testy US Open win over Serena Williams last week and took home a $3.8 million grand prize, which was the largest payout in U.S Open history . Osaka’s current four-year Adidas deal, which pays somewhere in the low six-figures , is set to end at the end of the year. The 20-year-old champ recently signed a three-year endorsement deal with Nissan, according to Business Insider, and is now on the fast track to becoming one of the wealthiest athletes in the world. Some of Osaka’s other endorsement deals include Nissin Foods, Citizen Watch Co. and Tokyo television station Wowow Inc. According to Yahoo , if the deal with Adidas does happen, Osaka will be the second highest paid...