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Oz has an opinion on everything – that means LeBron

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The "Summer of LeBron'' isn't just captivating to the entire NBA world.

White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen made his feelings about the Blackhawks very obvious throughout their Stanley Cup run, and on Wednesday, gave his opinions on where free agent LeBron James should opt to play.

"Chicago,'' Guillen responded, without hesitation. "C'mon LeBron, please. New York, too many people in New York. New York, nobody will care about him. He's just another guy in town. He's not going to be bigger than Derek Jeter. So he's No. 2 now. Maybe No. 3 behind [Jorge] Posada, then [Mariano] Rivera.''

Guillen lives in Miami in the offseason, and used to have season tickets to Heat games. Even with his home there, however, he gave the thumbs down on joining Miami.

"Miami, there are too many tourists there,'' Guillen said. "People go to Miami games on and off. Chicago is a real sports city.''

As far as James staying in Cleveland?

"That's his call,'' Guillen said. "I think Chicago will be very good for him. You want to see something very nice, you win in Chicago. There are a lot of special things. You win in New York, people are like, 'Alright, so, we got 26 championships in baseball.' You win in Chicago that's something special. Ask the Blackhawks, ask the White Sox.

"You win there, you're special. Half the '85 Bears are dead, and they're still rooting for them. Every '85 Bear goes out and eats for free every day.''

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