The drama in Cleveland continues to grow, as superstars LeBron James and Kyrie Irving aren't backing down in their standoff with one another.Irving made waves earlier this offseason by requesting to be traded to either the New York Knicks, Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs or Minnesota Timberwolves, reportedly angering LeBron.According to other reports, the biggest reason Irving has asked for a trade is because he's tired of being in LeBron's shadow and wants a chance to lead his own team as the 25-year-old point guard enters his prime.*LIVE COVERAGE*GIVEMESPORT will broadcast live coverage of the US PGA Championship on Facebook from 10-13 August. Live coverage starts Thursday 10 August, 18:00-00:15 HERE.However, James isn't a big fan of that reason for wanting to leave the Cavaliers. On Monday, he sent out a cryptic tweet that may have been directed at Irving:

There is some context to this tweet, though, as it's from a song by Drake, Travis Scott and Quavo called "Portland," and it appears LeBron was at Drake's "OVO Fest" on Monday night. Still, it seems as if it's a bit too appropriate for the current situation in Cleveland for it to be entirely coincidental.

Former NBA player Ron Harper blasted Irving for his trade demand, but ex-Cleveland general manager David Griffin was a bit more complimentary of the star point guard. During a Monday appearance on ESPN's "The Jump," Griffin said he thinks Irving will be traded, but doesn't fault him for making the request (via WKYC.com):

"I think Kyrie is going to end up getting traded. And I think what Ron (Harper) was saying was really unfair to Kyrie. I don't think this is youth and ignorance. This is a guy who handled the situation exactly how he was supposed to," Griffin said. "He went to Dan Gilbert privately and told him he'd be happier someplace else."

The Cavaliers have had a great run since LeBron returned before the 2014-15 season. In three years, they've made it to the NBA Finals every season, winning the 2016 title.

The Cavaliers seemingly haven't made much progress in dealing Irving, and that may be intentional, as they are likely trying to see if there's any way he'd consider staying in Cleveland.

He's still under contract with the team, so it will be interesting to see what happens when training camp rolls around.

Owner Dan Gilbert and new general manager Koby Altman aren't ruling out the possibility of keeping Irving this year, but the tension between him and James may be too much at this point.