LeBron James says Kyrie Irving's return to Cleveland will be 'fine'

Irving spent six seasons with the Cavs, playing side-by-side with LeBron James for the past three. During an interview for ESPN's "The Jump", James said Irving will be "fine" and "everybody's good" despite their shocking split this past offseason.

James pulled parallels to Kevin Durant playing in Oklahoma City and Dwyane Wade playing in Chicago. But when asked about James' return to Cleveland while playing for Miami, he recounted the day as something he will "never forget."

Seven years ago, James and Wade came into Quicken Loans Arena after playing 20 games with the Heat. Extra security was arranged to work the game in anticipation of a hostile crowd and the atmosphere was so heated that the Cavs' mascot jokingly wore a bulletproof vest over his costume.

With the return of Irving in Cleveland, James does not expect it to be anything like what he personally experienced.

"They will be fine," James said. "People were throwing batteries at us."

James only had positive things to say about his former teammate and the three years that they played together.

"At the end of the day, the kid did what he wanted to do," James said. "That was his destiny. Like I said, you know, the three years that we had together, unbelievable three years, and, you know, I wish we could have continued that, but it didn't work itself out. So, now my energy is to the guys that's, you know, in The Land."