Pelicans boss David Griffin has been lauded across the league for his handling of the Anthony Davis saga and subsequent trade, but his recent interview with Sports Illustrated might have made an enemy of LeBron James.

Griffin, who was the general manager of the James-led Cavaliers from 2014 to 2017, spoke candidly about his seemingly gloomy time in Cleveland and the pains of trying to build a championship roster around James. Sources close to James told ESPN they were “shocked” at Griffin’s characterization of his former superstar.

James appeared to respond to the controversy Thursday night — without addressing Griffin by name.

“Alright Alright. Enough is enough,” James wrote on Twitter. “The throne has been played with [too] much and I ain’t for horseplay. Ether coming soon!”

Griffin and a person close to James spoke after the story was published, according to ESPN, and Griffin expressed that some context was missing. James’ camp wanted Griffin to clear up his intentions on the record.

“Everything we did was so inorganic and unsustainable and, frankly, not fun,” Griffin told SI for a story published Thursday. “I was miserable. Literally the moment we won the championship I knew I was gonna leave. There was no way I was gonna stay for any amount of money.”

Griffin went on to comment on James’ motivations, speculating that his drive isn’t the same as it was before winning a title in Cleveland, his home state. James’ Cavaliers teams lost the Finals in 2017 and 2018, and his Lakers missed the playoffs last season.

“There wasn’t a lot else for him,” Griffin said. “I don’t think he’s the same animal anymore about winning.”

Griffin appeared Friday afternoon on ESPN’s “The Jump” to try to smooth things over. Griffin insisted he was talking about his anxiety circa 2016, not his current evaluation of James.

“My fear at that time was that he wouldn’t have that same animal-like desire to win, and what we’ve seen is that he’s gone to multiple Finals since, so it was an unfounded fear I had at the time,” Griffin said.

Griffin claimed he wept the night the Cavaliers won the title, saying his obsession with winning and need to surround James with championship-caliber players had made him lose his love of the game. He parted ways with the team in June 2017, with his contract set to expire at the end of the month.

At the time, James supported Griffin getting a contract extension, and publicly expressed his disappointment when the two sides parted ways. And as recently as this July, James helped promote the business of Griffin’s wife on Twitter. The two have maintained a positive relationship since they both left the Cavaliers, making Griffin’s comments even more peculiar.