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Comey (r) has followed James' career closely and tries to emulate his leadership abilitiesGOOD MORNING AMERICA

Former FBI Dir JAMES COMEY has been making the media rounds promoting his new book, and ABC's GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS today notes Comey talks a lot about what he "learned about leadership" from LEBRON JAMES. Comey noted he has never met James but said, "I admire LeBron James. ... I used to talk about him all over the FBI and say he illustrates what the endless pursuit of excellence looks like." Comey said James has been in the NBA for 15 years and is “still ‘The King,’ at the top of the game." Comey: "But every offseason I’ve read he tries to find a part of his game to make better, which is crazy because he's already better than everybody else. It's because he measures himself not against the others but against himself. So I used to say inside the FBI, ‘Look, this is a great organization, but it's not good enough. It can't ever be good enough. We have to find parts of our game to make better. Look at LeBron James.’ So that's how I've used him as an example” (“GMA,” ABC, 4/17).

GOING FOR THE GREEN: Former PGA Tour Commissioner TIM FINCHEM "had a combined income" of over $9M in his final year in the post, according to tax forms filed for '16. In '15, Finchem earned $5.9M in "combined income from the Tour." JAY MONAHAN, who succeeded Finchem, earned about $4M in combined income in '16 as deputy commissioner (GOLFCHANNEL.com, 4/16).

IS THIS THING ON? Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment CEO BRETT YORMARK will be the keynote speaker at LIU Post's commencement ceremony May 11 (THE DAILY). Meanwhile, NFL Media analyst CYNTHIA FRELUND tomorrow will be the keynote speaker at her alma mater, Okesmos High School's Career In Sports Night in Michigan (FREEP.com, 4/16)

THE GOOD STUFF: Houston native MARGARITA GARZA's home was destroyed last year during Hurricane Harvey, but it has now been "completely renovated and furnished by the work and donations" of Rockets coach MIKE D'ANTONI and wife LAUREL, along with disaster recovery nonprofit St. Bernard Project and Rooms To Go (HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 4/17)....49ers DB DON JONES was a "one-of-a-kind prom date" over the weekend for an Alabama special-needs high school student with Down syndrome (REVIEWJOURNAL.com, 4/16).

NAMES: Comedian/actress AMY SCHUMER is "in talks for 'CHRISTY MARTIN,' a boxing drama based on the life and career of the titular world-champion fighter who pushed for women's place in the sport." KATHERINE FUGATE "will direct from her own script" (HOLLYWOODREPORTER.com, 4/16)....Sacred Heart Univ. will spend $21.8M on a "state-of-the-art fitness facility that it's naming" for former MLB manager BOBBY VALENTINE, the school's AD since '13. The new athletic center is "set to open" in August '19 (HARTFORD COURANT, 4/17)....Denver-based Palisade Partners, owner of the "storied but dormant Rossonian Hotel," unveiled its plans to "re-open the historic building as a 41-room boutique hotel." The eatery/bar/venue "will be named Chauncey’s" for project partner and ESPN NBA analyst CHAUNCEY BILLUPS (DENVER POST, 4/17)....The MLB Cardinals have commissioned a "hip-hop song and music video to commemorate the 50th anniversary" of BOB GIBSON's historic '68 season (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, 4/17)....Eagles C JASON KELCE on Saturday "married KYLIE MCDEVITT at the Logan Hotel in Center City" (PHILLY.com, 4/16).....Rice AD JOE KARLGAARD posted a personal best time of 3:06:23 in yesterday's Boston Marathon (TWITTER.com, 4/16).

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