Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James. Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports

The Cleveland Cavaliers are keeping it classy with The Kid From Akron.

Ahead of Saturday’s home game against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, the Cavs posted a notable message for James outside of the visitor’s locker room at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. 

Dave McMenamin of ESPN shared the videoboard image displayed outside the locker room reading, “Welcome Back LeBron!” together with a photo of James holding up his trophies from the Cavs’ 2016 NBA championship.

Take a look.

There were some well-documented hard feelings when James, the Northeast Ohio native who played the first seven seasons of his career with the Cavs, left to join the Miami Heat in 2010. 

But all of that was forgiven when James returned to Cleveland in 2014 and led them to that 2016 title, their first and only championship in franchise history.

James left the Cavs again in 2018 to sign with the Lakers, but this time with his legacy cemented as by far the greatest player in Cleveland sports history. 

As such, he will always be warmly welcomed back to The Land (with some recent rumors even suggesting that James may just return to the Cavs one more time before retiring).

More must-reads:

TODAY'S BEST
Rangers designate right-hander for assignment
Watch: Denmark's Christian Eriksen nets goal at Euro 2024 three years after suffering cardiac arrest
Giants place left-hander on 15-day IL with ankle sprain
Oilers crush Panthers in Game 4, stay alive in Stanley Cup Final
Dodgers ace leaves game against Royals due to triceps tightness
Sam Mayer uses overtime restart to win Xfinity Series' return to Iowa
Liberty forward pushes herself into MVP conversation with big game vs. Aces
Tiger Woods makes big admission about his U.S. Open future
Cubs P 'Mike' Imanaga continues hot start vs. Cardinals
Celtics' All-Defensive guard reportedly could replace Kawhi Leonard on Team USA
Tee Higgins' contract decision adds pressure on Bengals in 2024
One-time Defensive Player of the Year open to reunion with former team
College baseball has become too regional for its own good
Three Padres prospects who should be untouchable in trade talks
Connor McDavid's history-making night helps Oilers stave off elimination
Astros scratch Justin Verlander as nightmare season continues
Watch: Oilers chase goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky from Game 4
Watch: Rockies third baseman takes advantage of Pirates laziness' to steal home
Pirates place young catcher on concussion IL
Watch: Game 4 of Stanley Cup Final gets off to chaotic start

Want more sports news?

Join the hundreds of thousands of fans who start their day with Yardbarker's Morning Bark, the best newsletter in sports.