INQUIRER Sports

AKRON, Ohio -- LeBron James pleaded no contest to an auto speeding violation Monday and was fined $259 -- about as much as the National Basketball Association superstar guard makes in five seconds of play.

The Akron Beacon-Journal reported the imposed fine Tuesday from an incident last December 30 -- James' 30th birthday.

The NBA scoring leader was driving 101 mph, 36 miles over the posted speed limit, at 3 in the morning after the team's arrival by plane from a loss in New Orleans.

Given James' salary of more than $13 million and an 82-game NBA season, he makes more than $55 a second per game, so the violation will barely make a blip on the radar screen of his income.

The Cavaliers, who were swept by San Antonio in last year's NBA Finals, have started the season 26-20, the fourth-best record in the Eastern Conference.