Miami Heat plane has issue before landing

CLEVELAND - LeBron James’ return to Cleveland early Thursday morning was not without some drama.

NewsChannel5 cameras caught Miami's team plane flying very low over Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, and an airport worker and Cleveland police confirmed that the plane circled a few times after the pilot reported a flap issue with the aircraft. Airport fire trucks were seen with emergency lights on outside of their station, but did not respond.

After the plane circled the airport for 15 minutes,  it made a safe landing.

When the team exited the plane, a few players had blankets covering their heads, including James, who was  wearing tan pants and carrying a backpack.

Once the team was on board the bus, they received a police escort to their downtown Cleveland hotel.

The bus caught a red light at the intersection of Ontario Street and Huron Road, and had to sit through the duration of the light overlooking the Sherwin Williams building that once displayed LeBron’s Nike ad.

Along with James, our cameras also caught a glimpse of Zydrunas Ilgauskas getting off the bus at the hotel. This will also be Ilgauskas’ first time to play at Quicken Loans Arena not in a Cavs jersey.