LeBron James is looking to have a sit-down with his new boss.
The NBA's reigning MVP tells ESPN he hopes to soon meet with incoming new commissioner Adam Silver about a few issues he has about the league.
"Hopefully I can sit down with the commish and just throw out some ideas where I hope the league can be better," James told ESPN without going into specifics as to what he plans to discuss with David Stern's successor.
Stern will officially stepped down on Saturday, marking the first time in three decades the league has undergone a change in leadership.
"It's not a major change, but the game can always be bigger," said James. "There's a lot of people who love the game who can't watch the game, so hopefully we can expand it."
James added he and Silver aren't exactly strangers which he is hoping will make their working relationship that much smoother.
"The opportunities I've had to be around him as he's been the assistant commish, he's been easy to talk to," James told ESPN. "He understands the business and someone who understands what the game means to everyone -- the whole pie. Best of luck to him, hopefully he can get 30 years in, too."
As for Stern, James added "David has been great. Obviously we had a lockout, but at the end of the day the players want more and the owners want more and we all want more. You can't knock what David has done. He came in in the '80s and built the game into what it is today. Can you name a commissioner who is better than him and what he's done? I don't know think so."
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