LeBron has never ever ever ever considered Cleveland his hometown.
Akron is considered part of the Cleveland Cavs "hometown" area breh. All of NE Ohio is.
They are only 25-30 minutes apart and we have our own rivalry as Cleveland vs Akron....but LeBron was still a hometown kid playing for the hometown team.
Matter of fact, he said it himself at the end of this video:
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"When I put on that uniform for the Cavs, ya know, me being in my hometown. I'm gonna represent the right way"