Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi and Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese are set for a sensational collaboration together as they partner up with the Beats By Dre brand.
The headphones manufacturer is worth over $3 billion and just spent some of that recruiting the legendary basketball player, GOAT soccer star and WNBA icon to model their brands as they appeared in a promotional video.
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Sparing no expense, MLB’s Shohei Ohtani also appears, as does Serena Williams and Formula 1’s Daniel Ricciardo as the company attracts some of the biggest names in the modern sporting climate.
“Athletes get it,” LeBron captioned his upload to Instagram, earning over 29,000 likes and 235 comments reacting to the iconic sports video.
Who is in the Beats By Dre video?
The stars mentioned above are just some of the names involved in the collaboration from a plethora of athletes who have thoroughly dominated their sports in the last 20 years, or might go on to do so in the future.
So who are the stars in the Beats By Dre video, what do they do and what have they already accomplished?
LeBron James – Los Angeles Lakers star. Four-time NBA champion, MVP and Finals MVP and 20-time All-Star. First active billionaire basketballer, widely regarded as the only peer to the legendary Michael Jordan.
Lionel Messi – soccer player from Argentina widely considered the greatest of all-time. Winner of the 2022 FIFA World Cup as well as scoring 821 goals throughout 1045 games in his career.
Erling Haaland – Norwegian soccer player regarded as the best striker in the world. Premier League goal-scorer record holder and UEFA Champions League winner.
Shohei Ohtani – Star of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization in the MLB. Recorded 54 home runs and 59 stolen bases in 2024, the first year of a $700m, 10-year contract.
Serena Williams – Dominated female tennis between 2003-2017, winning 23 Grand Slam titles and 84.6% of her matches in singles tennis.
Angel Reese – NCAA Women’s Basketball champion with the LSU Tigers and only non-Caitlin Clark vote for 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year with the Chicago Sky.
Naomi Osaka – Japanese tennis player who is a four-time Grand Slam champion and previously ranked as the best player in the world.
Daniel Ricciardo – Formula 1 driver who won eight Grand Prix with Red Bull and McLaren, and is the only teammate to ever beat Max Verstappen across a season.
Shedeur Sanders – Upcoming American Football quarterback starring for the Colorado Buffaloes in the NCAA. Likely to be a 2025 NFL Draft first round pick. Son of Deion Sanders.
Sha’Carri Richardson – Track and Field Sprinter who holds the 100 m collegiate record and won the gold medal in the 4x100m relay at the 2024 Olympic Games, where she also finished second in the 100m.
Miho Nonaka – Japanese rock climber who won the silver medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo in the combined event. She also won the 2018 World Cup and took silver in the 2016 World Championships, both in bouldering.
