One of the reasons LeBron came back to Cleveland was because Savannah wanted him to, so it makes sense that she might be the only one along with his kids who might give him pause about leaving.
Beyond that, it looks like he is gone if you believe this report from Mark Stein.
They are surely aware that N.B.A. teams are 0-131 in N.B.A. history when facing a 3-0 series deficit. They likewise understand that the odds of James electing to stay with his home-state Cavaliers this off-season appear to be only marginally better than the prospect of four consecutive wins against the mighty Warriors — unless merely getting to the championship round is enough for James at 33.
Those who know him best say that it isn’t.
Those privy to James’s thinking say that at this stage, pleading from family members appears to be the only force that could persuade him to extend his second stint with the Cavs and resist the opportunity to switch teams, as he did in 2010 and again in 2014.
The leaguewide belief, of course, is that chasing championships is James’s priority, which necessitates relocating to a team far better equipped to do so than the Cavaliers. He can do so either by signing elsewhere as a free agent after July 1 or opting into the final season of his current Cleveland contract and forcing a trade to a new home.
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