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LeBron James says Ken Griffey Jr is his favorite non-NBA player

By Braulio Perez

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Ken Griffey Jr is a living legend. When he suited up for the Seattle Mariners, he changed baseball as we know it and he developed millions of fans across the world. As it turns out, LeBron James loves him too.

On Twitter, James revealed that Griffey is his favorite non-basketball player of all time. That's quite the compliment coming from arguably the greatest of all time for hoops.

Griffey was best known for his amazing homers and defensive plays in the field. His backwards cap was a thing of beauty too. James is a huge fan and that's never going to change.