LeBron James has the world's best-selling NBA jersey.
The Miami Heat star and four-time league MVP tops the NBA's global list of jersey sales for the past season, according to numbers released on Tuesday.
James - who also has the top-selling jersey in the United States - outsold Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls, Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers, Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant and Heat teammate Dwyane Wade for the No.1 spot.
James said having the world's top-selling jersey "means everything" to him.
"To know that so many people look up to me, so many kids, that's what means more than anything, that I continue to inspire the youth and they look at me as a role model," James said after learning the news at Heat training camp in the Bahamas.
"I understand, when you wear someone's jersey, you actually like believe in them.
"You believe they can do supernatural things. It's like an extension of our family and I really appreciate that."
Despite missing all of last season with a knee injury, Rose had the top-selling jersey in China, Latin America and Europe.
The league unveiled the rankings - based on Adidas' global sales for the past season - just two days before the start of NBA Global Games 2013.
The event includes eight pre-season games in seven different countries, then regular-season games in Mexico City on December 4 and London on January 16.
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