LeBron James left the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2010 in an ugly and brash way, but when he returned in 2014, the hard feelings Cavs fans had for him dissipated.
Immediately, the expectation was that he would lead the team to its first NBA championship. Although it reached the NBA Finals in 2015, James’ first season back, it lost to the Golden State Warriors, as Kyrie Irving missed most of the series with a knee injury.
After overcoming some internal issues during the 2015-16 campaign, Cleveland made it back to the championship series, but it fell behind 3-1 to the same Warriors team.