LeBron James making a sensational return to the Cleveland Cavaliers is a rumour that is gathering speed in some circles.

That's what LeBron James' introduction sounded like in each home game he played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the crowd could rarely actually hear his name announced, because the roar was too loud by the end. And if James wanted, he could have that once again.

Bill Livingston, a longtime sports columnist with the Cleveland Plain-Dealer and the author of The Promise of LeBron James: The Rise, Fall from Grace, and Redemption of Ohio's Own, died Friday. He was 79.

LeBron James, playing in a back-to-back for the first time this season, had 31 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds in Tuesday's win over the Atlanta Hawks.