Bernie Williams, New York Yankees

NY Post Reports:
Not that there is ever an occasion in New York at which Bernie Williams is not proudly hailed, but imagine him playing the Star-Spangled Banner at the Garden Friday night with dawn's early light having revealed the Yankees as World Series champions.

Noted Yankees fan LeBron James and the Cavaliers will be in the house to face the Knicks, and so will the four-time World Series winner, five-time All Star and one-time Grammy-nominated jazz-Latin-classical guitarist. Williams is doing some serious picking in his next chosen field, and as a longtime Knicks fan and sometimes Garden patron, he is grinning at the opportunity to perform there on a marquee basketball night.

"I don't know about meeting him, but my family is at least hoping to get a glimpse at LeBron," said Williams. "It's going to be pretty exciting."

I love this move, the Yankees are LeBrons favorite baseball team (we've all heard plenty about that "controversy"), this is a great way to show LeBron how your future is more secure in NY. How we take care of our own- a la John Starks and Allan Houston walking around the Garden each game.

Not mention that the Yankees *fingers crossed for LeBron to NY fans* should be bringing home a championship by Friday's game. That means most likely a number Yankee players will be in attendance. What better way to show LeBron the way New York treats its champions, and the champions of the team he himself loves, by hearing the cheers of all of NY.

Perhaps LeBrons 1st and only appearance at the Garden being so early in the season can be turned into a positive.