LeBron James speaks at a 2014 event unveiling two outdoor basketball courts he helped renovate at Patterson Park in Akron, Ohio

He returns to Swenson's when he gets back to Akron.

 He occasionally makes it his first destination.  They have been selling hamburgers for 84 years, and they currently have 10 sites from Cleveland to Columbus.  However, Swenson began here, much like LeBron James.

 After parking outside, you wait for one of the energetic children to bring a tray and a menu to your window.  There have been occasions when James and his men arrive in a Hummer or SUV, and the rushing waiter is rather impressed when the window comes down and that distinctive visage smiles.  When James leaves him a $100 tip, he is even more impressed.

In 2014, a lot was written about James' "homecoming."  He was traveling around 40 miles north to Cleveland.  It wasn't home, but it was the location of the NBA franchise Akron was associated with.  James has already departed Cleveland twice.  He rejoins the Lakers on Wednesday night.

 James departed for the first time in 2010.  The symbols of Cleveland's indignation, which stemmed from a feeling of betrayal, were jersey burnings.

Akron, however, was not upset.  Perhaps the lengthy exit plan and ESPN's "The Decision" show, which resulted in the move to Miami that most people believed was inevitable in James' mind, disappointed them a little.  That letdown was over.

 Robert Brownfield, the principal of St. Vincent-St. Mary, where James played and studied, stated, "LeBron left the team that plays in Cleveland."  "He never abandoned us."