"He might be my assistant" - Shannon Sharpe spill beans on partnering with LeBron James for coaching NBA All-Star Celebrity game

Shannon Sharpe and LeBron James may be teaming up for the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game next weekend in Indiana. Ahead of the weekend's festivities, Sharpe and Stephen A. Smith are preparing to handle coaching duties for the celebrity All-Star game. As the NFL legend seemingly indicated on First Take this morning, he could have a notable assistant coach.

Sitting alongside Smith on ESPN, Sharpe broke down the gameplan for his team, divulging some of the strategies he hopes will yield success. In his rebuttal, Stephen A. Smith shed light on how he plans to approach the game with his team.

As he joked, Sharpe has been colluding with the NBA front office to make sure that he gets favorable calls for his players. As he also explained, he belives that the fix is in for Shannon Sharpe to get the win, however, he also has plans to create an upset.

After Smith joked that Sharpe may be getting LeBron James on the phone for advice, the NFL Hall of Famer spilled the beans. As he indicated, James may, or may not, be his assistant for the game. While it's unclear if he plans to have James courtside, it sounds as though the two could be working together.

Check out the video of the back-and-forth below, ahead of the All-Star weekend festivities beginning next weekend.

Smith: "I expect the fix is in, but I got plans. ... He going to call LeBron for advice, That ain't going to help."

Shannon Sharpe: "He might be my assistant."

Looking at further details of the Shannon Sharpe vs. Stephen A. Smith All-Star Celebrity Game

Although Stephen A. Smith and Shannon Sharpe are first preparing to work the Super Bowl this weekend, the pair already know who will be on their rosters next weekend. In addition to some star-studded rosters, the two TV personalities will also have some notable assistant coaches.

While LeBron James isn’t listed as an assistant coach for Shannon Sharpe, the future Hall of Famer has made it clear over the years that he’s a huge NFL fan. Given that, he may take the opportunity to join Sharpe’s coaching staff.

So far, the rosters are as follows:

Team Shannon

Coaching Staff:

Shannon Sharpe (NFL Hall of Famer)

50 Cent (Rapper)

Peyton Manning (NFL Hall of Famer)

Roster:

Anuel AA (Music artist)

Kai Cenat (Content creator/streamer)

Conor Daly (IndyCar driver)

Walker Hayes (Music artist)

Quincy Isaiah (Actor)

Jewell Loyd (WNBA player)

Micah Parsons (NFL player)

Lilly Singh, (Content creator/TV personality)

SiR (Music artist)

Dylan Wang (Actor)

Team Stephen A.

Coaching Staff:

Stephen A. Smith (TV personality)

Lil Wayne (Rapper)

A’ja Wilson (WNBA player)

Roster:

Adam Blackstone (Music artist)

Natasha Cloud (WNBA player)

Jennifer Hudson (Music artist)

Tristan Jass (Basketball content creator)

AJ McLean (Music artist)

Kwame Onwuachi (Celebrity chef)

Metta World Peace (Former NBA player)

Jack Ryan (Streetball player)

C.J. Stroud (NFL player)

Gianmarco Tamberi (Olympic track/field star)

The game will take place on Friday February 16th, with a tip-off time of 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT prior to the Panini Rising Stars contest, which is scheduled for the same night.