LeBron James recently showed how big of a difference a year makes, as he posed for a photo with his new-look Cleveland Cavaliers squad.
With the 2017-2018 NBA regular season less than a month away, “The King” took some time to get acquainted with his new teammates by hosting a workout session at the University of California-Santa Barbara.
As seen in a photo in his Instagram account, the three-time NBA Champion huddled around familiar faces from the Cavs organization, including Kevin Love, Tristan Thompson, J.R. Smith, Kyle Korver, Richard Jefferson, Iman Shumpert and Channing Frye.
“Great few days of mini camp with the squad!! Made each other better every single sec/min/hour we were on the floor! It’s the beginning of a long journey and we’ll be ready for the Process that comes with it!,” he captioned the photo, which has been liked over 500,000 times.
Notable newcomers Derrick Rose, Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder and Jeff Green were present as well, including veteran Kendrick Perkins, who will reportedly be invited to be on the training camp roster, as per Cleveland.com.
This is the second straight off season that James invited his teammates to work out in California, where he resides in the off season.
He also posted a similar photo after the team’s workout last year. /ra
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