When Nike released its most recent series of ''The LeBrons'' commercials last fall, they didn't make only basketball fans giggle. They also cracked up Lorne Michaels, the Saturday Night Live creator and the NBC staple's longtime executive producer. James' ease in front of the camera and ability to laugh at himself impressed Michaels. That hatched an idea that will come to fruition at 11:30 p.m. Saturday when James hosts the season premiere of SNL. ''From those Nike ads, you could tell he had a sense of humor,'' Michaels said Thursday during a conference call from New York. ''You wait your time for (an athlete) who can give us an original show.''
-- Beacon Journal
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