ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith believes LeBron James could have a better path to an NBA championship by returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers . Speaking on Friday’s edition of First Take, Smith proposed the idea as the 40-year-old forward enters his 23rd NBA season with the Los Angeles Lakers .

“I saw the Cleveland Cavaliers this past season and I’m a huge, huge, huge, Donovan Mitchell fan. That brother is something special, but the absence of help during the postseason was very glaring,” Smith said. “They got bounced up outta there – [Tyrese] Haliburton and the crew sent them home. And then I thought about Los Angeles, but we know it has become crystal clear that, the weather, and Hollywood is the only reason LeBron is there because he damn sure ain’t winning no championship there. It

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