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#3 Odell Beckham Jr.
LeBron James and Odell Beckham Jr. have been friends for quite some time now. The two became friends in 2017. Beckham was always under heavy scrutiny at that time. James turned out to be a great advisor for the football star in that stretch which was key in them having the kind of relationship they have.
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Beckham has always praised LeBron James for his achievements and has even attended multiple NBA games that the latter was a part of. Beckham now plays for James' hometown team, the Cleveland Browns, in the NFL.
#2 Shannon Sharpe
Former NFL star turned TV presenter Shannon Sharpe is one of LeBron James' closest friends from the NFL. Sharpe has always regarded James as the greatest basketball player of all time.
Sharpe, an NFL Hall of Famer, has always been the one to present the case for LeBron being a better player than Michael Jordan on his own show co-hosted by Skip Bayless - "Skip and Shannon: Undisputed."
#1 Andrew Hawkins
Former NFL player Andrew Hawkins and LeBron James became good friends in 2017 when the former retired from playing football. Hawkins joined James' and Maverick Carter's company Uninterrupted in 2018. He works as a Director of Business Development for the company as of now.
James has always shared a close relationship with the people associated with him on the business front, which has led to him developing a great bond with Hawkins over the last few years.
