LeBron James worried for fellow Cleveland sports star Johnny Manziel

LEBRON James’ concern over one of his Cleveland co-stars is starting to grow.

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LEBRON James’ concern over one of his Cleveland co-stars is starting to grow.

The Cavaliers stud, who has made a fair share of guest appearances on the embattled quarterback’s Instagram feed, expressed his concern for Manziel following the slew of reports that have trickled out regarding his weekend whereabouts.

“I’m more concerned with him individually,” James said at practice.

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While admittedly unfamiliar with many of the details surrounding Manziel’s sordid trip to Sin City — in which he allegedly donned a blond wig and fake moustache under the alias “Billy” to dine and party with pals at a casino — James has heard enough to get his attention. Manziel, out with a concussion, was AWOL from the Browns over the weekend before reappearing Monday at the Browns’ facility.

Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel.

“It’s just a distraction for not only himself, but for everyone that’s around him including family, people that represent him, the people that are around him.”

And while James is hopeful Manziel will “figure it out at some point,” Jets receiver Brandon Marshall thinks the two-year pro needs take a step back and reflect in the off-season.

“To be quite frank, I don’t think you get it. You don’t understand. You are ruining a very, very special opportunity,” the six-time Pro Bowler said during Tuesday’s episode of “Inside the NFL.”

Like Manziel, Marshall has also faced adversity off the field. Not only was he suspended for three games over legal issues, which included a drunk driving charge and a domestic violence incident, but he openly announced his struggle with borderline personality disorder in 2011.

“It’s an honour to be in the NFL … There is a thing out there called divine mentorship where you can learn from others’ mistakes,” he continues.

“He has the opportunity to sit back and reflect on his situation, look at others and learn from it and be better.”

Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel watches in the second half of an NBA basketball game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Cleveland Cavaliers, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015.

With his future in Cleveland in doubt, Manziel may get a second chance as a member of the Cowboys. As Sports Illustrated reports, the Browns are said to be “so done” with Manziel, and Dallas honcho Jerry Jones did nothing but add fuel to the fire during his weekly radio show on Tuesday.

“Well, let’s put it like this: We all would be aware that to bet on [Kellen] Moore for our backup quarterback has elements of risk to it, but I’m not so sure that that’s any riskier than anything you would do with a decision in Dallas,” Jones said.

“On the other hand, what would enhance me taking risk is a bigger upside. And if that upside is there, that old risk-reward situation, then, yeah. This is as far as we’re going to go here now with this because I don’t want to get involved in any type of tampering situation. We’d take some risks.”

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