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Joe Johnson and Shannon Sharpe Make the Case for LeBron James to Join Giannis and Bam

"I wouldn't mind seeing LeBron in Miami. All he really has to do is facilitate, he'd make Greek Freak look like the best thing in the league," Johnson said on Nightcap. "Can you imagine Bron, Bam, Giannis in the pick-and-roll?" Sharpe added. James has not fully committed to returning to the Lakers, per Ramona Shelburne.

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