SAN FRANCISCO — LeBron James was the last active NBA player to host “Saturday Night Live” – on Sept. 29, 2007. As the long-running sketch comedy show celebrates its 50th anniversary Sunday ...

SAN FRANCISCO — LeBron James was the last active NBA player to host “Saturday Night Live” – on Sept. 29, 2007. As the long-running sketch comedy show celebrates its 50th anniversary Sunday, James ...

Live" celebrates its 50th anniversary, USA TODAY Sports chooses our favorite sketches - from Michael Jordan to Peyton Manning.

Saturday Night Live even got in on the fun this past weekend with Kenan Thompson perfectly parodying ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins—his beard, clothes, voice, the whole shebang—in a hilarious sketch.

It was a special night for NBC's "Saturday Night Live" as the legendary comedy sketch show celebrated 50 years this past weekend. The star-studded primetime special wasn't without it's sports tie-ins ...