Ty Lue and David Griffin "Addressed" LeBron's Behavior With Him

LeBron James was spoken to this week about his recent behavior by Cavs general manager David Griffin and coach Tyronn Lue, according to a report from Cleveland.com’s Joe Vardon.

Apparently, Lue was unhappy that LeBron was “noticeably chatting it up” with Dwyane Wade at halftime when the Heat were up 21 on Sunday, and their talk happened then. Griffin’s discussion occurred on Wednesday, after Bleacher Report’s Howard Beck relayed LeBron’s comment that he’d like to one day play with Wade, Chris Paul, and Carmelo Anthony as part of a long story.

Lue went on the record in Vardon’s piece:

"“I just told him we can’t have that, being down like we were and him being the leader,” Lue told cleveland.com. “Just me being a competitor, I didn’t like it. We had a long talk about it. It was good. He understood, he apologized, and he’s been great.”"

Taken individually, nothing LeBron has done or said has been earth shattering. However, it’s been a pattern of behavior for the last month, and at times in the past, that he can be noticeably passive aggressive towards teammates and his organization.

It’s a pretty big deal that the people in charge in Cleveland are addressing it with him now, and you wonder if the timing of that resulted in a noticeably more aggressive LeBron on the court Wednesday night against the Bucks.

There is still plenty of time left in the season for more drama — and Vardon noted that the comments to Bleacher Report were made over a month ago when there was none — but heading into the playoffs was a good time for Cavs leadership to make an attempt at holding their star accountable.

At 51-20, the Cavs still hold home court advantage in the Eastern Conference. If they are playing their best, it’s hard to see anyone in the East beating them. It remains to be seen if they could be a legitimate threat to a team like the Warriors or the Spurs, though.