How Tony Soprano tried to recruit Lebron James

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Lebron James entered the free-agent market in 2010 and was aggressively courted by several teams, including the Chicago Bulls, the LA Clippers and the Heat.

But one team went the extra mile to try recruit his services. This is the story of how the New York Knicks, looked to James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano to lure him to the Big Apple.

Written by Ryan Baldi, illustrated by Henry Cooke.

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