The King isn’t ruling out a return to his Cleveland Cavaliers throne.
In a one-on-one with The Athletic’s Jason Lloyd, LeBron James teased that a return to The Land shouldn’t necessarily be ruled out. Telling Lloyd, “The door’s not closed on that,” in regards to a third homecoming. After initially saying he hadn’t really thought about it.
The King. The Land. The Return (again)?
“The door’s not closed on that.” — @KingJames
Exclusive one-on-one with LeBron James from The Athletic’s @ByJasonLloyd: https://t.co/LrWR2O4oX5 pic.twitter.com/UKaV454osr
— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) February 19, 2022
For the first time in a long time, the Cavaliers’ revival has nothing to do with LeBron James. Cleveland currently sits at 35-23 behind a talented young nucleus of Darius Garland, Jarrett Allen, Evan Mobley and newly-acquired scorer Caris LeVert.
LeBron last played for the Cavs in the 2017-18 season; leading Cleveland on perhaps the most grueling of his eight straight NBA Finals appearances.
LeBron said the #Cavs should be proud to have three All-Stars. Garland, Allen “and me.” pic.twitter.com/u41MNRgkSr
— Tom Withers (@twithersAP) February 19, 2022
At age 33, The King lifted the Cavaliers to the finals following two seven-game series separated by a sweep of the Raptors. In Game 1 against the Warriors, LeBron and the Cavs nearly stole one on the road behind a 51-point performance from James. But, it wasn’t to be.
Now in year 19, could LeBron be eyeing a finish to his career in the place that it started?
The post LeBron On Playing For Cavaliers Again: “The Door’s Not Closed” appeared first on The Spun.