See, that's what I was talking about. People want to believe that because one person said it. They haven't talked to me, they don't know what I'm thinking, none of that. Obviously I can't defend myself when a bunch of people are going to write something that's not true. That's what I was talking about. How can you say something on the radio without talking to me? I know that's your job, but you can't just say that if you don't know me at all, don't know what I'm thinking, my family or friends.

I heard a comment on the radio coming in here, someone said it sounds like you're positioning yourself to let people down in 2016 with the comments you have made the past weekend, the GQ article. How do you explain the shift in your attitude and comments?

None. None. We're still a good team. Still a good team. Let's be real now. We'd still be up there if we didn't have injuries. If I wasn't out, if Russ wasn't out, we'd be up there. So don't act like we a bad team or we got worse. Nah, we had injuries. It's a part of the game and I understand that, not crying about it. But that's what happened. We lost Russell for a playoff series, we lost Serge for a playoff series. Stuff like that happens, but to say all because we lost James we didn't make it to the Finals. Everybody's going to have their opinion, especially with the time winding down and the summer coming up with me, but I love where I'm at right now and I'm just trying to focus on that every single day.

We've sort of gotten to know you a certain way the first six, seven years and this year you've been edgier, you've been more outspoken. How do you explain that shift?

Let's be real. Let's look at the whole thing. I've been in the league eight years. The media and myself have had a great relationship for eight years. I said something. Two days in a row I said something. Am I allowed to be upset one time? Am I allowed to be mad? Am I human? Do you look at me that way? I can't say nothing wrong? We had great communication for eight years and it's still that way. But I had a moment. Everybody in life has one. You had one for sure before but it's not broadcasted like mine. I was more so trying to take up for my teammates, my coach and every guy in the league that gets scrutinized and I don't like. Maybe I shouldn't say nothing about it. I had my moment. More than anything I was told I bite the hand that feeds me. I don't know what that means. I really don't know what that means. I wish someone would explain it to me. But I don't remember none of you guys being there when I was eight years old and putting in that work, the nights when I'm in here putting in that work. So I don't really understand what that means. But, hey, I gotta roll with it. That's a part of it. I shouldn't cry cause everybody been through it.

Was that the comment from Skip Bayless on First Take?

I don't know the show, man. Some guy on some show on one of those networks. I heard that.