LeBron James said the door is “not closed” on a potential return to the Cleveland Cavaliers and that his last season in the league “will be played with my son” in an interview with The Athletic ahead of Sunday’s All-Star game.
James, who is back in Cleveland for his 18th appearance in the All-Star game, is currently on the first year of a two-year, $85 million contract he signed in the middle of last season. He won’t be a free agent until the 2023-24 season, which would be his 21st in the NBA.
“The door’s not closed on that,” James told The Athletic on Saturday when asked about a potential return to Cleveland. “I’m not saying I’m coming back and playing, I don’t know. I don’t know what my future holds. I don’t even know when I’m free.”
James, who is from Akron, Ohio, played his first seven season with the Cavaliers before departing for the Miami Heat and then returning to…
