KING Cavalier LeBron James bared that he only has “three very good friends” in the NBA, and the fact that Cleveland teammate Kevin Love ain’t one of them isn’t a problem. The alleged “rift” between James and Love has been grabbing sports headlines for a couple of weeks now, and it started with the latter’s admission that he and no.23 aren’t the best of friends. James insists it’s no big deal for Cleveland, which is probably the winningest team in Eastern Conference after the All-Star break. After all, they are playing well together and are in a good position to chase the title later in June. “First of all, I’ve got three very good friends in this league, and that’s Carmelo (Anthony), and that’s C.P. (Chris Paul), and that’s D-(Dwyane) Wade. And after that I have a bunch of teammates. I have guys I ride for every day,” the two-time NBA champion said. New York Knick Anthony and former Miami Heat teammate Wade are James’ fellow 2003 class draftees. Paul, a fellow All-Star, was drafted into the league two years later. Where does this leave sweet-shooting big man Love, and spark plug guard Kyrie Irving, for that matter? “Kyrie is a guy I understand how important he is to this team, how important he is. And the same with Kev as well,” James explained. “People get so infatuated with the best of friends, things of that nature,” he said, referring to how the “controversy” began in the first place. (Randy K. Ortega) April 1, 2015
KING Cavalier LeBron James bared that he only has “three very good friends” in the NBA, and the fact that Cleveland teammate Kevin Love ain’t one of them isn’t a problem. The alleged “rift” between James and Love has been grabbing sports headlines for a couple of weeks now, and it started with the latter’s admission that he and no.23 aren’t the best of friends. James insists it’s no big deal for Cleveland, which is probably the winningest team in Eastern Conference after the All-Star break. After all, they are playing well together and are in a good position to chase the title later in June. “First of all, I’ve got three very good friends in this league, and that’s Carmelo (Anthony), and that’s C.P. (Chris Paul), and that’s D-(Dwyane) Wade. And after that I have a bunch of teammates. I have guys I ride for every day,” the two-time NBA champion said. New York Knick Anthony and former Miami Heat teammate Wade are James’ fellow 2003 class draftees. Paul, a fellow All-Star, was drafted into the league two years later. Where does this leave sweet-shooting big man Love, and spark plug guard Kyrie Irving, for that matter? “Kyrie is a guy I understand how important he is to this team, how important he is. And the same with Kev as well,” James explained. “People get so infatuated with the best of friends, things of that nature,” he said, referring to how the “controversy” began in the first place. (Randy K. Ortega) April 1, 2015
