LeBron James squashed the idea that he and teammate Kevin Love have any issues, saying that the fact that they aren’t great friends has nothing to do with how well they will play together.

Earlier this season, Love gave a quote saying that he and James were “not best friends,” and people jumped all over the quote as evidence that there were problems in the locker room in Cleveland.

James explained that Love was right, that they weren’t best friends, but pointed out he only has three close friends in the entire league: Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul and Dwyane Wade.

From Cleveland.com’s Joe Vardon:

“People get so infatuated with the best of friends, things of that nature,” James said. “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-Wade. And after that I have a bunch of teammates. I have guys I ride for every day. “But 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 is right. The idea that teammates have to be best friends to find success in the NBA is ridiculous. Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen didn’t go to the movies every weekend, and they did alright for themselves.

(Thanks to Cleveland.com for sharing.)