Cristiano Ronaldo has topped the Forbes list of highest-paid athletes for the third consecutive year, while NBA star Stephen Curry has moved up to second. The business magazine says Ronaldo, who

Stephen Curry beats the likes of LeBron James, Lionel Messi, and more as he finishes second only to Cristiano Ronaldo among the world's highest-paid athletes.

Steph Curry could only watch on from the sidelines as the Golden State Warriors were eliminated in five games in the Western Conference Semifinals by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Curry suffered a hamstring strain in the second quarter of the Warriors' Game 1 win and would end up playing no further part in the series.