Ken and Lima open the phones on the LeBron question and things get heated fast when a caller says he wants nothing to do with LeBron coming back, dismissing the 2016 championship and calling himself done with the drama, which sets Lima off on one of his most passionate defenses of LeBron in recent memory. Ken tries to play peacemaker, arguing you can disagree with fans who don't want LeBron back without calling them idiots, while Lima cannot fathom how any real Cleveland basketball fan could let hurt feelings outweigh a championship that ended a 52-year drought. A caller named Denise from Cleveland Heights calls in to back Lima up, making the point that LeBron did whatever he needed to do for his career just like anyone would, and that the city should be on its knees grateful. Ken closes by making an underrated point: a LeBron swan song season would take enormous pressure off Donovan Mitchell and shift all the daily narrative away from the championship-or-bust scrutiny the current roster carries.
Cleveland Is Divided: Should LeBron Come Home One Last Time?
LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers calls for a foul against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the second quarter in Game Three of the Second Round of the NBA Western Conference Playoffs at Crypto.com Arena on May 09, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.
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