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FILE - In a March 8, 2011 file photo, Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel, left, sits next to E. Gordon Gee, Ohio State University president, during a news conference, in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State announced Monday, May 30, 2011 that football coach Jim Terry Gilliam, File, Associated Press
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FILE - In this June 7, 2009 file photo, Tiger Woods, right, holds the trophy next to Jack Nicklaus after winning the Memorial golf tournament in Dublin, Ohio. After winning his 17th major, a 40-year-old Nicklaus withdrew from the final round of the World Mike Munden, File, Associated Press
By Associated Press

MIAMI — LeBron James was preparing to play Game 1 of the NBA finals. Jack Nicklaus was preparing to host this week's Memorial golf tournament.

So on Tuesday morning, what were they doing nearly simultaneously?

Talking about Jim Tressel's resignation from Ohio State, of course.

James is a longtime Buckeyes fan, and Nicklaus played his college golf for Ohio State. On Tuesday, both met with the media before their respective events, and among the very first things each had to discuss was his reaction to Tressel's scandalous departure from the Buckeyes.

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James says it's "unfortunate," and Nicklaus notes that even after the cover-up that played a role in Tressel's downfall, he still believes "he's a good man."

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