CLEVELAND - For LeBron James, the journey begins anew.Right back where it began.Clevelands been waiting.Nearly four months since proclaiming Im coming home and shifting the NBAs balance of power, James will play Thursday night in front of family, friends and the Cleveland fans who had their hearts broken when he left four years ago.This is a homecoming like no other.None of us should take this moment for granted, a relaxed James said following Clevelands morning shootaround at Quicken Loans Arena. This is probably one of the biggest sporting events ever. I dont feel it, but I know it is.A crowd of 20,000-plus fans — with some paying as much as $5,000 for a ticket — will be inside the Q, which was updated during the off-season with a gigantic, fire-spewing scoreboard to welcome home James. The Akron native came back to his hoops roots hoping to deliver a title to Cleveland, a city that has known mostly sports misery the past 50 years.When James is introduced after new teammates Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love as Clevelands final starter before the Cavs tip off against the New York Knicks, Cleveland fans will be able to put four painful years without him behind them.This a fresh start for everyone.James, who has won NBA titles and Olympic gold medals, knows this season opener is a little more special.I understand how much I mean to this team to this franchise, to this city and to this state, he said. Its a different feeling, but Im still as calm and excited at the same time because its the first game of the season.In the hours leading up to tip-off, thousands of fans gathered in the streets outside the arena. This was a party four years in the making.Across the street from the Q, a 10-story-tall banner of James was unveiled in the same spot where one hung during his first seven seasons with the Cavs. The spot became a symbol of civic pride until that night in July 2010 when James announced he was leaving for Miami. In the hours after his decision, some angry fans burned his jersey and others hurled rocks at a banner that would be removed a few days later.On Thursday, the new banner — showing James with his arms outstretched wearing a jersey with Cleveland where his name would normally be stitched — drew fans who posed for photos the same way they did when James was here last.Chrissy Pavlik of Wadsworth, Ohio, and her brother, Brad, were among the fans who didnt have a ticket for the game but wanted to be downtown to celebrate.I grew up playing basketball and LeBron was always one of my role models, so when he left I was devastated, crying, throwing fits, she said. To see the banner back, we drove into the city and I was like, Check it out, dude. Its so cool. Were very, very happy.Along East 4th Street, fans wearing James jerseys and broad smiles mixed with patrons lined up to get into overflowing restaurants and bars and a free concert featuring hip-hop artist Kendrick Lamar and the rock band Imagine Dragons.As they filed past, Barry Harris, 55, of Cleveland, was filled with pride. A lifelong Clevelander, he had never seen his city acting quite like this.Its amazing, Harris said as his twin brother, Larry, snapped pictures of ESPNs SportsCenter set. Ive been waiting 55 years for this. We got LeBron. We got Johnny (Manziel) Football. We got the Republican National convention coming in two years. We got casinos. Its huge. We deserve this.James planned to take a nap during the afternoon — a pregame ritual for 12 years — and then check his Twitter account. On Wednesday night, he went on the social media site asking fans if he should bring back his signature pregame chalk toss.The 29-year-old said he has considered what the charged atmosphere expected to greet him when he takes the court for the first time.Ive had thoughts of how it might be, how loud it might be, how great it is to be back on this floor, he said.James return has Cleveland fans believing their tortured run of sports misery, which includes a series of close calls with nicknames like The Drive, The Fumble and The Shot, could be over.James is the one to end the curse.Its got to be him, Harris said. Its got to be LeBron. It was his destiny to come back and finish his career off here. No place else. Cheap Indians Jerseys . Catch the game on TSN starting at 7pm et/4pm pt. You can also listen to all the action live on TSN 1050 at 7pm et. The Knicks are two games behind the Atlanta Hawks for the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference race. Logan Allen Indians Jersey . 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