Watch: LeBron gets emotional during video tribute to him in Cleveland

LeBron James made another return to Rocket Arena, the stadium he called home for 11 seasons during two separate stints with the Cleveland Cavaliers, on Wednesday. As far as anyone can tell right now, it may have been his last game there.

At one point in the first quarter during a stoppage in action, the Cavaliers paid tribute to him by showing a video on the scoreboard of one of his greatest playoff moments. The moment in question came during Game 5 of the 2007 Eastern Conference finals, when he scored 25 straight points to lead Cleveland to a two-point win in double overtime.

Cavs welcome LeBron back with highlights of his 25-straight point performance against the Pistons in 2007. pic.twitter.com/m5RKXP0rtO

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The tribute made James very emotional as he watched from the Los Angeles Lakers' bench.

An emotional LeBron soaks in the Cleveland tribute 🥹 pic.twitter.com/SrcXsUIEfl

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The Cavaliers took him with the No. 1 pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, only to see him leave in 2010, which resulted in lots of hate being directed at him from the city's very devoted sports fans. But he returned four years later, and in 2016, he delivered Cleveland its first world championship in any sport since the Cleveland Browns won the NFL title in 1964.

James will be a free agent at the end of this season, and all eyes have been on him, as people have been speculating on his future for the last several months.

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