Here's the Reason LeBron James Is Currently Upset With the Cavs

LeBron James and Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert are reportedly at odds over payroll spending.

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After the Cavaliers lost to the Pelicans earlier this week, LeBron James went off in his post-game interview with reporters and seemed to place a lot of the blame for the team’s recent struggles on the Cleveland front office. In his mind, the Cavs aren’t as committed to winning another championship this season as they should be—and he wants to see that change ASAP. Specifically, he said he wants to see the Cavs add a "f*cking playmaker" to their roster.

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LeBron did distance himself just slightly from the frustration he felt following the loss to New Orleans by sending out these tweets:

But it’s clear he’s not 100 percent on board with the way the team is conducting business right now. And that became even more evident on Wednesday night when the Cavs lost in overtime to the Kings at home, their sixth loss in eight games.

"We gotta get better," LeBron said after the game. "That’s all."

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There may be a much larger issue at play here, though, and it might be causing a rift between LeBron and Cavs owner Dan Gilbert. According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, LeBron and Gilbert aren’t seeing eye-to-eye at the moment when it comes to payroll spending.

LeBron was under the impression that Gilbert would be willing to spending whatever it takes to win NBA titles, which was what Gilbert reportedly told him before LeBron re-signed with Cleveland during the summer of 2014. But Windhorst reports that sources have told him LeBron "has grown frustrated as he perceives that the Cavaliers have slowed new spending this season, following the franchise winning its first championship."

For comparison’s sake, the Cavs paid $107 million in player salaries and $54 million in luxury tax last season and have committed to pay $127.6 million in player salaries and $27 million in luxury tax this season. As Windhorst points out, the Cavs have also spent more money than any other team in the NBA since re-signing LeBron.

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But it sounds like LeBron still wants more help from the front office moving forward with regards to adding talent to the team, no matter the cost. Or as he said earlier this week, "I just hope that we’re not satisfied as an organization."

The Cavs need a win in the worst way right now, don’t they? That would, at the very least, allow for LeBron and his teammates to talk about something other than the issues that have popped up in recent weeks.

Stay tuned to see if all of this ultimately leads to any transactions from the team's front office.

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