It appears that a return of LeBron James to the Los Angeles Lakers is likely this offseason, but according to reports from ESPN Senior Writer Marc J. Spears, it appears a former Los Angeles hero and teammate of James could be coming with him and reuniting.

Spears said on ESPN’s NBA Today that he’s heard reports that James will be reuniting with the Lakers and it appears likely that Kevin Love will be joining forces with him.

“I’m hearing that he is likely coming back,” Spears said. “… And also I’m hearing that one of his old teammates from Cleveland, Kevin Love, could likely be joining the Lakers too.”

Spears doubled down on his reporting that he could see the two reuniting due to the close friendship they have from when they were teammates in Cleveland from 2014 to 2018.

When James and Love played together, the two were part of a big three in Cleveland that featured Kyrie Irving.

The trio went to four NBA Finals together and brought the Cavaliers their first title in franchise history in 2016, when they infamously overcame a 3-1 series deficit against the Golden State Warriors.

Before Love was appearing in the NBA Finals with the Cavaliers and the Miami Heat [2023], he was a local hero in Los Angeles.

Born in Santa Monica and attending college at UCLA in 2008, Los Angeles has always been home for Love.

Love played only one year with UCLA before he was selected with the fifth overall pick of the NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves.

During his freshman year at UCLA, he was crowned the Pac-10 Player of the Year when he averaged 17.5 points, 10.6 rebounds per game, and had 23 double-doubles.

Love was joined by former MVP and 9-time All-Star, Russell Westbrook, who led the Bruins to their third straight Final Four of the NCAA March Madness tournament. The Bruins’ hopes for a National Title came to an end following a 78-63 loss to Memphis.