LeBron James was asked on Saturday what his relationship with Dan Gilbert has been like this season and since he's been back with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Gilbert has owned the Cavaliers during James' first run with the franchise, during his acrimonious departure and for his return.

"I think it's been very good," said James. "At the end of the day, we have the same goal, and that is to bring a championship to Cleveland. And that's all that matters. I think he's the owner of the team. I'm just one of the players and one of the 15 guys. So I'm one of the lower guys on the totem pole, so I just do my job. I'm just here to work."

James was also asked about the development of Kyrie Irving.

"I just wanted to be someone to help him get to a point -- I think his talent has always been there. We all saw that, since he was drafted to Cleveland and his first few years with the team. What I wanted to -- once I came back, I wanted to see if I could help him grow as a leader, help him grow as a basketball player, help him grow and understanding how important and how fragile these opportunities are.

"And he's just shown growth every single day. He's a young man still. I think the kid's only 24 years old. He's still a young man, but he's accepted the challenge of being much more vocal, much more hands on as a leader of the team. He's the quarterback with the plays, with the playbook on his wrist. When you see the quarterback kind of -- you know. I'm kind of the offensive coordinator and T. Lue is the head coach and he's the quarterback and he has to go out and make the right reads.

"The kid has grown in the two years that I've been here, so far."