School days: LeBron thrilled to be teammates again with Wade

FILE - In this Dec. 25, 2014, file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) and Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade talk following an NBA basketball game in Miami. Wade is expected to sign Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017, with the Cavaliers, reuniting the 12-time All-Star with James, a former Miami teammate and one of his best friends. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File) FILE - In this Dec. 25, 2014, file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) and Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade talk following an NBA basketball game in Miami. Wade is expected to sign Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017, with the Cavaliers, reuniting the 12-time All-Star with James, a former Miami teammate and one of his best friends. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

By Associated Press September 27, 2017 3 min read

CLEVELAND (AP) – LeBron James can hardly contain his excitement.

With good buddy Dwyane Wade on the verge of signing with the Cleveland Cavaliers and becoming his teammate again, James feels like a little kid.

“Come on, man, this is like one of my best friends,” James said Wednesday following the first of two practices. “It’s kind of like when you start school and you walk into the classroom and you’re not quite sure who your classmates are and when you walk in there and one of your best friends is in there, you’re like: ‘Oh, yeah, this is going to be fun. It’s going to be a good class.’

“That’s the type of feeling I got.”

Once he clears waivers, Wade, a 12-time All-Star and three-time NBA champion, is expected to sign a one-year contract with the Cavaliers, a team he chose over Miami and Oklahoma City for a chance to win another title.