What is New York Knicks’ celebrity fan Spike Lee’s net worth? His income from movies explained | NBA News
Reputed Hollywood celebrity Spike Lee is quite famous for his writing and direction skills. One of the most celebrated faces in the world of artists, Lee is a bonafide New York Knicks fan. With the Knicks diverting all the spotlight currently, Lee is back to the stands rooting for his favorite team. Not many people know that the veteran filmmaker Spike Lee has an old connection with the NBA. Reportedly, Lee represented the New York Knicks back in the 1990s as a front-and-center forward. With his fair share of stint with the NBA and Hollywood, here is everything you need to know about the Oscar winners’ net worth.
New York Knicks reputed fan Spike Lee’s net worth in 2025 and income from movies
With the New York Knicks taking the front seat during the ongoing NBA season, it’s difficult to miss out on the talented filmmaker Spike Lee, all thanks to his connection with the team and the much-hyped spat with the former Indiana Pacers star Reggie Miller during the early 90s. According to the Celebrity Net Worth, the total net worth of Spike Lee is around $60 million. He came to prominence during the 1980s as a filmmaker, producer and writer. With sheer brilliance and dedication towards the art of filmmaking, Lee even went on to register an Academy Award under his name. He has even served as a professor at the NYU Tisch School of the Arts based in New York City.According to the media outlet, Celebrity Net Worth, Spike Lee went on to make around $3 million from the 1992 released Malcolm X. It is quite understandable that he had secured $3 million as a salary and even made much more from movies including Inside Man, 25th Hour, Summer of Sam and Love & Basketball. In his over multiple decade-long Hollywood career, Spike Lee won an Academy Award for the BlacKkKlansman, in the best director category.Recently, Lee directed a Netflix-based movie Da 5 Bloods, which even ranks on the third highest position on the Rotten Tomatoes platform.Also Read: “This man is a firefighter” — New York Knicks stan Ben Stiller showers praise for Tyrese Haliburton’s heartfelt gesture for Indiana Pacers fan after viral incident
