Ike Turner was born on November 5, 1931 in Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA as Izear Luster Turner Jr. He was married to Audrey Madison, Jeanette Bazzell, Margaret Ann Thomas, Tina Turner, Bonnie Mae Wilson and Lorraine Taylor. He died on December 12, 2007 in San Marcos, California, USA. See full bio Â».
With an average salary of over $5 million per year, NBA players are among sports' wealthiest athletes. Yet, even within that stratosphere, there is a hierarchy. Alex Rodriguez will make over $29 million to play baseball for the New York Yankees this season.f the 25 highest-paid NBA players this season, there is only one who wasn't a first-round pick in the NBA draft. That's Carlos Boozer. Boozer lasted all the way until the second round of the 2002 NBA draft. He went 35th to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Reuters. With Tax Day having come and gone, now might be as good a time as any to reflect on how much more money a superstar athlete earns in a season. According to salary figures compiled by HoopsHype.com, 23 NBA players made $15 million or more during the 2014-2015 season, with eight pulling down $20 million or more. Typically, those are the massive salaries devoted to the NBAâs elite players, but many players are still millionaires even if they are riding the bench.