LeBron James wants a reunion with Kyrie Irving, the Mavs star shows interest

Since the moment the LA Lakers were swept by the Denver Nuggets, rumors and fans' wishes of the front office to go after the guard Kyrie Irving to reunite with LeBron James in California emerged.

That didn't happen as the Lakers didn't want to go for a big name, and the guard superstar signed a new deal with the Dallas Mavericks. But it has been known that LeBron James has been wanting a reunion for a long time now.

New reports have the Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving showing "strong interest" in reuniting with the Lakers superstar LeBron James. “Irving lives in Los Angeles in the offseason, and he had an open calendar after the Dallas Mavericks failed to make the playoffs,” ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne wrote.

“But he was also about to become a free agent, and according to sources close to him, Irving had a strong interest in reuniting with James — the man he’d won an NBA championship with as Cavaliers back in 2016 — either in Los Angeles or Dallas. “Irving was there, sources close to him say, to send that very message.” The Lakers didn't make a move and a reunion could be in Dallas in the future as LeBron will become a free agent this season.

Irving could now be wanting to stay in Dallas

This season, Dallas has seen a lot more success with the Irving-Doncic pairing, getting off to a 24-17 start and sitting in the No. 5 spot in the Western Conference. The Lakers, on the other hand, are just 20-21 and hold the No. 10 seed in the West.