‘I’m battling Father Time’: LeBron James reflective and tearful in possible Cleveland farewell

The future Hall of Famer was given a warm welcome against the team where he began his career. But Wednesday's game felt particularly poignant

A 60-second tribute video honoring LeBron James has become routine over the past eight years whenever he returns to Cleveland, the city where his NBA journey began.

But Wednesday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse was different - and it felt that way long before James's Los Angeles Lakers fell, 129-99 to the Cavaliers in a nationally televised game.