LeBron James, Anderson Varejao

Cleveland's Anderson Varejao (left) hugs Miami's LeBron James before a 2012 game in Miami.

(AP)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Marcelo Urbano, a recent journalism graduate -- and Cavaliers fan -- in Brazil, was at home Thursday night, watching the pre-game show for The NBA Finals on ESPN Brazil. Cavs center Anderson Varejao was a guest on the program.

According to Urbano, the commentators asked Varejao if he believes LeBron James will come back to Cleveland. The answer so surprised Urbano that he began to tweet about it @cavsbrasil: "Andy just declared on ESPN Brazil that he ask LeBron about a possible comeback, LeBron told him that they will talk later about that.''

Reached on Friday, Urbano repeated what Varejao said and added some context to a story that swept across the airwaves in Northeast Ohio. A transcript from ESPN confirmed Urbano's report.

"Andy said he would not hide that he actually talked to James about it,'' Urbano said. "He said that happened during the season when LeBron was in [the] Q Arena. Andy did not specify whether it was on Z's night (March 8 when the Cavs retired Zydrunas Ilgauskas' No. 11) or when the Heat was playing the Cavs. He says that he asked LeBron about a comeback. LeBron's response was that they would talk about that later."

Varejao could not be reached for comment on Friday, and James was not asked about it during Friday's media availability. Efforts to reach ESPN Brazil were unsuccessful.