{"id":556242,"date":"2026-03-31T14:03:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/556242\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T14:03:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:03:09","slug":"cavs-get-good-news-on-bringing-lebron-james-back-to-cleveland-before-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/556242\/","title":{"rendered":"Cavs get good news on bringing LeBron James back to Cleveland before retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Cavs get good news on bringing LeBron James back to Cleveland before retirement<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It’s been a thought floating out there for a while: What if LeBron James came back to Cleveland to play for the Cavaliers<\/a> for one more season?<\/p>\n

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And these days, it’s seeming more and more realistic.<\/p>\n

James remains with the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> right now, but he’s in the last year of his contract.<\/p>\n

At the end of the year, he’ll have to decide whether he retires, but if not, he’ll have to choose a free agent destination.<\/p>\n

In a new ESPN article on Tuesday<\/a>, insiders Dave McMenamin and Tim Bontemps took a deeper look at the possible options for James.<\/p>\n

A return to the\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers<\/a>\u00a0is still possible, they wrote,\u00a0with it potentially being driven by James’ new love for golf<\/a>.<\/p>\n

James could also consider teaming up with Steph Curry on the Golden State Warriors<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Cavs, James’ hometown franchise and his first team, will have a pull, too.<\/p>\n

The ESPN insider duo quotes two people who make it seem very possible James comes home again.<\/p>\n

“It’s the cleanest fit,” an East executive told them. A West scout added: “I always thought it made the most sense for him to go back home.”<\/p>\n

“Though James has become polarizing as his career has advanced, he remains a popular native son in Cleveland, with Cavs fans showering him with love every time he has visited with the Lakers,” McMenamin and Bontemps wrote.<\/p>\n

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There’d be no bigger story in Cleveland sports this year than a potential James return to town. The Cavs will certainly do everything they can to make it happen.<\/p>\n

If the contract and salary cap implications make sense, it could be a sentimental, nostalgic and exciting development to bring James home one more time.<\/p>\n

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