LeBron James does not play about his money.

Appearing on the  “Everybody’s Crazy” podcast with his wife, Savanah, LeBron explained how growing up “in the projects in Akron, Ohio, and not having s—” led him to grow up with a scarcity mindset.

“It’s hard for me sometimes to take risks,” LeBron said. He also added that he’d be “devastated” if he had to start over financially.

“I have a lot of more risky friends, and friends that are less risky. But for me, like, when I'm talking to my business partners and sh*t like that, financial advisers, you know, accountants, all that type of sh*t,” LeBron explained. “My financial adviser, the first thing I told him when he wanted to manage my money was if you steal my money, bro, or if I'm broke, bro, I’m letting you know, bro, it ain’t going to be good for you."

"I swear to God, I’m really like that, because I can't start over. There's no way. None of us sitting here can start over. I'm not Monopoly-ing this,” he continued. “I'm not starting back at, ‘Pass go and you collect $200 to start back at go,’ No, too far gone at this point.”

Elsewhere in the interview, LeBron shared how he and Savannah come from completely different family backgrounds.

“My wife comes from a two-parent household and siblings in the house,” LeBron said. “I don't come from that."

"It was my mom and my uncles, and then just friends and girls and guys just coming in, you know? Sh*t, that's what I grew up on," he said. "So, me settling down and deciding that she’s going to be the one that's in the house, giving her the key or the garage door code, that sh*t was different, bro.”

In the upcoming 2025-26 NBA season, LeBron is entering his 23rd year. Currently, he’s sidelined with sciatica, which will keep him out of action for the next few weeks.