Billionaire Buffett sees buddy LeBron James play

CLEVELAND (AP) _ LeBron James invited a buddy who has even more money than he does to watch him play. Billions and billions more.

Philanthropist and businessman Warren Buffett, wearing a black T-shirt with ``Witness'' glittering on the front, sat courtside as a guest of James on Sunday night for the Cleveland Cavaliers' game against the Denver Nuggets.

Though an unlikely pair, Cleveland's all-star forward and Buffet are friends and mutual admirers. They first met a few months ago over a lunch of cheeseburgers in Omaha, Neb.

``He wanted a few tips on basketball and I wanted a little advice on money,'' joked Buffett, estimated by Forbes Magazine to be worth US

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