The NBA legend was spotted at the Cavaliers’ practice facility in a photo posted online alongside Cleveland summer league invite Denver Jones on Friday. Despite trade rumors swirling around him, James shut down any notion that him being in his hometown was anything other than his usual offseason activity.

The company is backed by Rich Paul, and was tagged by James in a one-word post on Friday: "Yessir," James wrote, tagging the company's two affiliated accounts on X.

LeBron James was seen at the Cavaliers' practice facility — was he trying to send a passive-aggressive message to the Lakers?