CLEVELAND, Ohio — LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers come to town to take on the Cavaliers. Both teams are hanging around fifth place in their respective conferences. Each having won 28 games but the Lakers have lost only 17 compared to the Cavs 20 losses.

James, who was drafted by Cleveland as the No. 1 overall pick in 2003, took the Cavaliers to the Finals five times in his 11 seasons with the team, including four straight years from 2015-2018. He led the franchise to their only championship in their 55-year history in 2016.

LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers reportedly wanted to stay with the Cleveland Cavaliers before entering free agency in 2018.

A homegrown megastar who’s considered one of two greatest players of all-time, it’s obvious how much LeBron James’ his roots still mean to him. He references being “just a kid from Akron” whenever he accomplishes his biggest milestones,

The possibility of LeBron James hanging up his boots after the end of the 2025-26 season has long been considered high, and every arena he walks into now feels a little heavier. Fans all across America are left wondering whether they have just witnessed the last time they will ever see him play live.

It's an impressive feat.

LeBron planted the seeds of the Heat Big 3.

According to Big Perk, the dominance of the Lakers-era LBJ has been severely underappreciated, pointing to the example of the four-time MVP single-handedly villainizing Dillon Brooks and affecting the trajectory of his career with just one playoff series.