​The hope here is sanity will prevail when Akron native LeBron James and the Philadelphia 76ers visit the Cavaliers during the 2026-27 NBA season.The dates for those reunions were revealed on Thursday, Aug. 13, when the NBA unveiled its full schedule. James and the Sixers will have regular-season games at Cleveland on Nov. 6 (Prime Video) and March 1 (Peacock). The Cavs will also open their season at the 76ers on Oct. 22 (ESPN).To summarize, the Cavs and Sixers are slated to clash three times during the upcoming season, once in Philly and twice in Northeast Ohio. Let’s focus on James returning to Cleveland as a member of the 76ers. This has been written under this byline before, and it’s appropriate to reiterate it now: James should be celebrated — never booed — whenever he returns to Rocket Arena. Not everyone agrees, though.When James ended his 25-day odyssey as an NBA free agent July 24 by announcing on social media he would sign with the 76ers, Cavs fans were left justifiably disappointed and upset about “The Rejection.” The NBA’s all-time leading scorer and the most famous Akronite ever passed on a third tour with the Cavs to join his fourth franchise ahead of his unprecedented 24th season. The 76ers received a massive bargain, too, because James, still an All-Star at age 41, signed a two-year, $8 million contract, which includes a player option for the 2027-28 season.The message sent to Cavs fans in this space was essentially feel your feelings. It’s understandable for James’ choice to sting, especially given his history with Northeast Ohio. Coming off an Eastern Conference Finals appearance, the Cavs would have turned an offseason of relative inactivity into a smash hit if they had secured James.On the “Game Over” podcast, agent Rich Paul said reports about the James sweepstakes being narrowed down to 76ers, Cavs, Miami Heat and Golden State Warriors “were true.” Paul also confirmed the Cavs were the only suitor to meet with James this summer. It occurred when president of basketball operations Koby Altman, assistant general manager Brandon Weems and vice president of basketball and business operations Grant Gilbert, the son of owner Dan Gilbert, rendezvoused with James at his Bath Township mansion.The peek behind the curtain is not going to remove scars from Cavs fans.However, a line should be drawn in the sand when it comes to Cleveland’s treatment of James, a four-time NBA champion, a 22-time All-Star, a four-time Most Valuable Player and a four-time Finals MVP. It’s time to double down on this: A 2003 St. Vincent-St. Mary High School graduate, James should not be booed when he is back in town as a 76ers player.LeBron James column: Akron native’s choice reveals how he views Cavs as contenders | OpinionA reader who requested anonymity emailed to argue James had reestablished himself as an enemy of Cavs fans this summer and “deserves a showering of boos for screwing us again.” Another emailer who claimed he and his wife were happy Jam