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LeBron clarifies rant about Cavaliers management

Andrew Joseph
Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) before a game against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center.

LeBron James sounded off on the Cavaliers' roster in an expletive-filled rant following Cleveland's loss to the Pelicans on Monday. Tuesday, he took a different tone.

The Cavaliers have lost five of their past seven games, and frustrations have mounted for James. He called on management to give the team a "(expletive) playmaker."

The next day, James took to Twitter to clarify his comments.

Cleveland recently added the services of sharpshooter Kyle Korver from Atlanta, but the 35-year-old hardly makes up for the absence of the injured J.R. Smith. Korver is averaging 7.6 points and shooting 39.4 percent from 3 with Cleveland.

Despite his harsh words at the Cavaliers' management, James walked back on his criticism and voiced support for Cavaliers general manager David Griffin. So, there's that.

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