Freshly divorced, Adele has been dating sports agent Rich Paul for a few months. The 33-year-old British artist and the 40-year-old American remain discreet, despite a few appearances at NBA games alongside big stars like LeBron James. Remained very secret for the moment, the two personalities seem to be living a beautiful budding romance. The opportunity to learn more about Rich Paul.
First, Rich Paul is to the sports world what Adele is to the music scene; his last title Easy on me is also a worldwide hit. Founder of the Klutch Sports group, he represents the biggest names in basketball, from LeBron to Ben Simmons and Trae Young. He is known to lead fierce negotiations. He had notably supervised that of Anthony Davis at the Lakers, who won the championship in 2020 thanks to him.
Originally from Cleveland (Ohio), Rich Paul is now based in Beverly Hills. He lived through an adolescence marked by the death of his father from bowel cancer, an event which forced him to abandon his higher education. “He always told me how important education was. I always wanted to work. But I probably would have finished school if my dad was still alive. I never would have disappointed him.”, he had confided at the bend of a portrait at the New Yorker published last May.
Having always wanted to be an athlete, but growing up he realized that his height was bound to be a handicap in his basketball career. He then turned to sports entrepreneurship, until he developed one of the largest sports agencies and gave birth to a star: LeBron James. Note also that Jay-Z’s publishing house, Roc Lit 101, has just acquired the rights to appear Lucky Me, the first biography of Rich Paul, which will trace his childhood in Cleveland and his crazy success as an agent.