LeBron James and Kyrie Irving spoke with each other since the end of their respective seasons, sources tell Joe Vardon of The Athletic.

The conversation was described by sources as "cordial and casual (but) never elevated to the level of LeBron trying to convince Kyrie to re-join him on the Lakers."

It seemed apparent that Irving had his sights set on the Brooklyn Nets.

The phone call Irving made to James opened the door on the possibility of the two of them reuniting. But taking a meeting wit hthe Lakers and possibly James would have had him go back on what led him to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2017.