By Wilson Florez
The Time portal published a list with the 100 most influential athletes and sports personalities. The Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Dodgers can boast that they have two high 10 athletes on their rosters: LeBron James and Shohei Ohtani.
For this list, in which members of the magazine’s editorial line participated, They looked for athletes whose greatness goes far beyond their activity on the field.
Among the parameters to take into consideration are: fashion, business, social networks and their influences to “shape” mainstream culture.
LeBron James
The Los Angeles Lakers basketball player is first on the list. LeBron James is 41 years old and continues to be a decisive player in the NBA.
The portal highlights all the sporting achievements of LeBron James, including his 22 consecutive selections to the All-Indispensable particular person Sport. In addition to that, in the score they argue that his good eye for business and his political participation have led him to be one of the most influential athletes today.
“My proudest fulfillment? Being a most modern father.”
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— TIME (@TIME) June 9, 2026
“I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that LeBron is one of the most important athletes in American historyand one of the most important Americans of the 21st century,” said Todd Boyd, professor of race and social culture at the University of Southern California.
Shohei Ohtani
The list also highlights the name of Shohei Ohtani. The Japanese player has completely revolutionized Necessary League Baseball. Now with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Ohtani continues to make his mark in the United States and the world ever larger.
The Japanese player led his team to win the last World Series. Shohei Ohtani is the protagonist of a deferred contract of 700 million dollars that was signed in 2023.
““Quite simply the most spectacular baseball player to ever walk the earth.”this is how Sean Gregory described it on the portal.
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