Here's a guilty admission. I don't make a habit of watching news conferences on television. If I'm not covering the game or an event or whatever, I usually don't stick around for the question-and-answer sessions. I'd rather read about it the next morning in stories and columns carefully crafted by the guys asking the questions.

I trust the professional writers and reporters to tell me what's relevant. Call me old-fashioned.

Such was the case this morning when I awoke and started digesting the articles from the last night's Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Under that disclosure I begin this blog post, which is a second-hand reaction to the manufactured drama created by local Miami sports radio stations this morning. Apparently during his post-game last night, LeBron James didn't refer to the Miami Heat by name when recalling one of his more career-defining playoff accomplishments.

I didn't know about it until an editor called me. Why? Because of all the accounts of last night's action, and all the news-gathering efforts of my colleagues covering the Finals, no one mentioned it in their stories. Go figure. Was it all over Twitter last night? Probably, but I wasn't.

So, here's what happened...A reporter asked LeBron about his career's biggest challenge and the Cavaliers' forward pointed to the 2012 Eastern Conference finals. But LeBron didn't refer to the Heat by name. Instead, he said "the other franchise I was with..."

Oh. No. He. Didn't.

To hear my editor tell it, sports radio land was ready to start a war with Cleveland this morning over such an obvious and disrespectful omission. After our quick conversation about the ridiculous world we live in, I dipped my foot into our great society's alternate universe of self righteousness, and, sure enough, Twitter never disappoints — much grinding and gnashing of the teeth there.

And...

And...

Well, yes. Boredom.

LeBron is apparently going to take passive-aggressive shots at Pat Riley and the Heat, and Pat Riley and the Heat apparently are going to make passive-aggressive swipes at LeBron. And it's all so tiresome.

Can this be over, please? Can Miami finally let it go? Can LeBron move on with his career and stop snubbing his nose at the Heat's front office?

The Heat trailed the Celtics 3-2 in that 2012 Eastern Conference series before winning Game 6 in Boston and Game 7 in Miami. James' performance in Game 6 is legendary. He had 45 points, 15 rebounds and five assists. It was every bit as magical as anything he has done so far in these Finals, and he did it in a Heat uniform. The Heat made him who he is today, and, in turn, LeBron made the Heat what it is today. He should have his jersey retired inside AmericanAirlines Arena. Period. End of discussion. All this "Heat lifer" stuff is obviously hot garbage. After all, the guy who coined the phrase (Dwyane Wade) is now, apparently, not against leaving the team if he can't get a new contract.

Please, let's all stop pretending and just enjoy these Finals, and the guy who used to play for the Heat.