LOS ANGELES -- Kevin Love said the Cavaliers' blowing up of their locker room last week was necessary.

"Yeah, I think that was pretty apparent," Love said at All-Star Saturday in Los Angeles. Love was selected as an All-Star this season, but cannot play due to a broken bone in his left hand.

By now, even the casual fan knows general manager Koby Altman shipped out six players last week -- including Isaiah Thomas and Dwyane Wade -- and netted Jordan Clarkson, Larry Nance Jr., George Hill, and Rodney Hood in return.

The Cavs were a mess on the court and off, and Wade and Thomas both took issue with Love for missing a game and a practice in January with an illness.

"It might not have been a bad thing to get some fresh faces in there and guys from situations where they really wanted to win," Love said. "I think first and foremost, seeing those (new) guys in Atlanta, they didn't play, but they got there right after the trade and they just said they want to win. You can tell when somebody says it, you can tell when somebody means it. They really meant it and it felt good to have that there."

On Friday, cleveland.com reported that it was Wade who first took issue with Love at the infamous heated team meeting on Jan. 22, forcing coach Tyronn Lue to address Love's absence (which in essence started the meeting).

Love, who is often adept at answering questions about Cavs controversies (there are several in any given year), said of Wade: "If there was a lot of friction, I didn't see it.

"I know that guys were pissed that we were losing during a time that it happened," Love said. "I think there was a number of guys that used Ty Lue as ... a sounding board and wanted to bounce ideas off him, and D-Wade was one of those guys."

Love, who was injured Jan. 30, said he's resumed running and will have his cast removed at the four-week mark. He was originally ruled out for eight weeks following the injury.

Love, a southern California native who went to college at UCLA, has been highly visible in L.A. this week, attending numerous events for corporate sponsors. He preached caution when asked to consider the Cavs' chances for a return to the Finals after the trades.

"It's going to be interesting to see what happens," he said. "I feel like if we get a couple months under our belt playing together we can be tough."