{"id":253983,"date":"2025-08-09T16:40:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T23:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakersnation.com\/?p=253983"},"modified":"2025-08-09T17:04:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T00:04:42","slug":"nba-schedule-leaks-lebron-james-lakers-travel-to-play-cavaliers-on-jan-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakersnation.com\/nba-schedule-leaks-lebron-james-lakers-travel-to-play-cavaliers-on-jan-28\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Schedule Leaks: LeBron James & Lakers Travel To Play Cavaliers On Jan. 28"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amid the dog days of the NBA offseason, this is typically the time where key regular season matchups leak to build anticipation for the full schedule release in late August. Initially, the Christmas Day games were revealed, which featured an intriguing one with the Houston Rockets taking on the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That was shortly followed by the annual Opening Night games, which again typically features the Lakers. L.A. is no stranger to playing the Golden State Warriors<\/a> to kick off their season as it happened in 2021 and 2022, and that will again be the case this season.<\/p>\n

Another staple in the Lakers’ season is LeBron James’ annual return to Cleveland to take on his former team, the Cavaliers. In what may or may not be his final visit, James and L.A. are heading back to The Land on Jan. 28, via Dave McMenamin of ESPN<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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The Los Angeles Lakers play on the road against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Jan. 28, sources told ESPN. It is LeBron James\u2019 lone trip back to The Land on the schedule and this one comes 10 years after capturing the 2016 NBA championship with the Cavs.<\/p>\n

— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) August 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n