According to Sports Illustrated, the Cleveland Cavaliers' all-star forward and ubiquitous sports entity LeBron James has signed on to host the season premiere of Saturday Night Live in September.

James will join a long list of sports icons who have hosted the NBC sketch comedy show which more recently includes Peyton Manning and Derek Jeter. No word if his booking on SNL was related to his recent co-hosting gig of ESPN's ESPY Awards, but apparently he did quite well alongside Jimmy Kimmel.

I personally think this is a great choice to open up SNL's 33rd season. He seems like a genuinely nice guy with a good sense of humor. He's made plenty of goofy commercials for companies like Nike and moreover, when it comes to SNL, good episodes often stem from a host who's a bit awkward and out of their realm. This might be one of those instances.