WATCH: Nike removing LeBron James banner in Cleveland

Cleveland Cavalier fans Teig Colgrove, left, and Sayeh Ashley, center, of Akron, take a selfie in front of a mural of Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James outside the Quicken Loans Arena early Wednesday, June 22, 2016 while waiting for a parade celebrating the Cleveland Cavaliers' NBA Championship through downtown Cleveland. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Credit: Gene J. Puskar

Credit: Gene J. Puskar

Cleveland Cavalier fans Teig Colgrove, left, and Sayeh Ashley, center, of Akron, take a selfie in front of a mural of Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James outside the Quicken Loans Arena early Wednesday, June 22, 2016 while waiting for a parade celebrating the Cleveland Cavaliers' NBA Championship through downtown Cleveland. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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By Maghen Moore
July 3, 2018
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Nike started removing the LeBron James banner from downtown Cleveland on Tuesday.

ESPN shared a video of the process on its Instagram account.

The process has begun. They are taking down the banner in Cleveland.

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Sherwin-Williams announced that the Nike-sponsored banner would be removed from their corporate headquarters after James agreed to a four-year, $154 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Nike put up the large banner when James returned to the Cavaliers in 2014.

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