Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James is having one of his best statistical seasons, averaging 26.3 points, 8.0 rebounds and 8.7 assists per game.

But, the 30-21 Cavs have struggled mightily in recent weeks.

Kevin Love is out for multiple weeks with a broken hand. Isaiah Thomas has not resembled the player he was last season. As a whole, Cleveland has been one of the worst defensive teams in the league and there has been very little cohesion overall. Recently, questions of overall effort have come into play.

Therefore, the typical questions have arisen.

Since LeBron is basically the coach of the team, why does Tyronn Lue still have a job? 

Since James is the general manager as well, why doesn’t he call around and facilitate a trade to surround him with better talent?

According to a former general manager of the Cavs, it’s because LeBron isn’t interested in doing anything other than winning basketball games. Therefore, he is neither a coach nor a front office executive.

In a recent appearance on NBA TV, David Griffin dispelled any notion that LeBron was demanding or overstepped his bounds as a player.

“It’s not true at all. He doesn’t want to have that role. He doesn’t really want to do those things. He is obsessed with winning basketball games. What he wanted to do was lead the guys in the locker room and be as good as he can possibly be. He spends more time on his body and getting himself mentally and physically right than any player I’ve ever seen,” Griffin explained.

He continued, “The reason people perceive that is because he was on one-year deals, because he is the best player of his generation, and the natural assumption is they won’t do anything to upset him. So if they do that, he must want that. The reality is there were several things we did because it was the right thing to do. And certainly I would go to him and ‘Listen, this is why we’re going to do that.’ Just as I did with Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving. … There was never a time where LeBron said ‘I want X, Y, Z.’”

As you can see, Griffin painted a picture of a very distant and disconnected LeBron in terms of front office interactions. Going so far as to say that he didn’t want to be bothered in managerial or coaching decisions was a bit surprising given the countless stories and rumors that have circulated throughout his career.

David Windhorst of ESPN recently reported that there’s a “whirlwind around LeBron James vs. the Cavs' front office, which is to say it's about James vs. owner Dan Gilbert.” Based on Griffin’s comments, it appears as though that tension does not exist because James is being too demanding or too vocal.

Although he moved on from the organization, Griffin refused to attack James. Although it’s always risky to trust an ex-employee of an organization, there’s no reason to assume that Griffin wasn’t telling the truth. He could have very easily said the opposite, which would have validated his exit from the team in many ways.