LeBron James had been considering leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers to join the Los Angeles Lakers since January, according to James’ friend and high school teammate Romeo Travis.
Travis heard the Lakers rumblings from his inner circle before February’s trade deadline. Travis is close with James’ manager, Akron native Maverick Carter, who was in Europe a couple of weeks ago and attended one of Travis’ championship games in France.
“I was hearing the Lakers since January,” Travis admitted. “I was hoping he didn’t go personally. He’s got a mansion out there in Brentwood. Everything LA has to offer, it’s hard not to like LA, the weather and the opportunity for what’s next after basketball.