Watching LeBron, fearing Sanchez & GM Ainge . . .

This is a time of great interest and great ratings for the National Basketball Association. And great stars, for sure, with and and

But the sport is still never as interesting with any of them as it is when is in the gym.

He remains the biggest star in American sports.

He continues to show you, as he tries to get this particular Cavs team back to the NBA Finals, why he is the most complete player in the history of his sport.

And as you watch the way he finished against the Pacers and started against the Raptors, let me ask a question:

Who do you think is the Most Valuable Player in the NBA this season? Or any season? No. 23 did it again Saturday night.

Thirty-eight more points against the Raptors.

Runner from the left side to win the game. Bank shot. Just that. Just another night at the office. As many home runs as

and hit last season — and the two of them hit 111 between them — the guy other teams don’t want to see coming to the plate in the late innings is

It’s going to be fun going forward for Yankee fans trying to decide whether they like

better, or You know what might help the Mets right now? For their other comic book guy,

to start pitching like an ace again. as brilliant a basketball executive as there is, traded out of the No. 1 pick in the last NBA draft and still got whom he knew was the best player in that draft.

You know who always has a clear organizational path going forward? Ainge does. There really are a lot of nights when Red Sox fans are looking at their $217 million starter,

and would be reluctant to part with $2.17 for him. Hey, here’s a question: Whose conduct does upset evangelicals?

This is a rather fluid thing, year to year, but the most exciting two minutes in sports isn’t the Kentucky Derby.

It’s