Cavs' Lue, Griffin confronted LeBron about recent behavior

LeBron James' oft-cryptic, occasionally untoward recent behavior has not gone unnoticed by the Cleveland Cavaliers brass.

James has been approached in the past week by both head coach Tyronn Lue and general manager David Griffin to address some of his actions, Cleveland.com's Joe Vardon reports.

Lue took issue with James' behavior during Saturday's blowout loss to the Miami Heat, in which James was seen yukking it up with friend and former teammate Dwyane Wade during halftime, instead of warming up with the Cavs.

Lue said James was receptive to the criticism.

"I just told him we can't have that, being down like we were and him being the leader," he told Vardon. "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."

Griffin, meanwhile, reportedly spoke to James on Wednesday to address his behavior more generally, which could have applied to any number of things, including his bizarre Twitter activity. Griffin was particularly perturbed by James' admission to Bleacher Report's Howard Beck that he hopes to one day play on a team with Wade, Carmelo Anthony, and Chris Paul.

According to Vardon, "Griffin's discussion with James was positive and productive, with James echoing recent public statements about an upward trend for the Cavs heading into the playoffs."

James also backtracked slightly on his comments to Beck after the Cavs' win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night.

"I don't know how realistic it could be," he said. "It would definitely be cool if it happened, but we don't know how realistic it could be to have us four."