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Over the years, the world-famous Carnegie Deli has paid culinary homage to everyone from Woody Allen to Venus Williams. Sandy Levine, the general manager (or “the guy who married the boss’s daughter,” as he likes to say), already has an idea for your signature creation. The LeBron MVP would be pastrami, corned beef, brisket, and turkey (“the best of the Carnegie Deli and the biggest sellers”) with American cheese (“instead of Swiss, because he’s an American-born player”), plus lettuce, tomato, and mustard on rye. What the heck, Levine says. He’ll go ahead and make the $19.95 beast available now. Not that we’re assuming anything.

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