LeBron James was asked about his thoughts on the huge trade that went down on Monday involving Blake Griffin going to the Detroit Pistons. As you may have heard, the Clippers told Griffin they wanted him to be a “Clipper for life” this past summer before eventually trading him.

By now you’ve probably heard the saying “Sports Are A Business” so much that it shouldn’t be news to anyone. Team courts player, player buys in knowing full well the possibilities of said buying in, team flips player for the future. And unless you’re a child, you know the score by now.

But James, being the most well-known player in the league and a pioneer in flexing his autonomy discussed the perception that teams do “the right thing for the franchise” when they trade someone like Griffin but when a player decides to move on, the narrative isn’t so forgiving.

“When a player gets traded, they were doing what’s best for the franchise,” James told reporters at shootaround. “Then when a player decides to leave he’s not loyal, he’s a snake, he’s not committed. That’s the narrative of how it goes. I know that first hand.”

The dysfunction around the Cavaliers is at new levels. Dan Gilbert is reportedly calling the shots in the basketball ops department and it appears that general manager Koby Altman is nothing more than a figurehead.

James brings his own drama with him but the current Cavs dysfunction goes way beyond the way James’ presence magnifies every little thing that goes on in the Cavs locker room.

Could be he setting the stage for another July exit from Northeast Ohio? With a non-basketball mind in Gilbert taking control of things, players being uninformed of the absence of an All-Star and communication lacking all over the place, it would be hard to blame him if that’s the conclusion he reaches. Again.