James, who wears No. 6 for the Lakers, appeared to have a No. 6 on his Penguins jersey, raising speculation among Pittsburgh players he was wearinig the jersey of defenseman John Marino.
"That was pretty cool to see. ... See if we can do a jersey swap or something," Marino said.
When asked if he thought it really was his jersey, Marino said, "No."
Teammate Sam Lafferty agreed.
"I don't think it was, but he was pretty excited," the forward said. "He's trying to do a jersey swap, I heard. We'll see how that goes."
In March, James joined Fenway Sports Group as a partner, giving him an ownership stake in its subsidiaries, including the Boston Red Sox, Liverpool Football Club, Roush Fenway Racing and NESN. Eight months later, Fenway Sports Group acquired controlling interest in the Penguins, making James a part owner of the club and business partners with Lemieux, co-owner and chairman of the organization.
Lemieux played 17 NHL seasons with the Penguins and won back-to-back Stanley Cup championships in 1990-91 and 1991-92. Le Magnifique also won the Stanley Cup three times as the Pittsburgh owner.
That's LeCool.
NHL.com independent correspondent Wes Crosby contributed to this report
