LeBron James is no stranger to weird behavior on Twitter, but his latest decision left a lot of people scratching their heads.
The two-time NBA champion unfollowed the Cavaliers -- his very own team who he is trying to bring an NBA title to -- on Twitter on Monday.
The weird decision created quite a stir and the move -- along with his cryptic tweets as of late -- fed into rumors that James will once again bolt from Cleveland this offseason, when he can opt out of his two-year $47 million contract.
Breathe easy, Cavs fans, it's all just a part of James' process. Every year, James goes dark on social media when the NBA playoffs start, and he began the effort by unfollowing his own team and up to 14 basketball-related accounts, according to Cleveland.com.
Though it's understandable James is gearing up for what he hopes is another deep run, he had to know that in this day and age unfollowing his own team would cause quite the stir. James wasn't in the mood to discuss it on Monday.
"Next question," he said when asked about his Twitter behavior, according to Cleveland.com.
It's hard to argue with James' strategy, however, as just hours after unfollowing the Cavaliers on Twitter, the four-time MVP and 12-time All-Star recorded his 41st career triple-double as the Cavaliers downed the Nuggets, 124-91. James had a game-high 33 points in the victory.
One has to wonder, however, why James didn't just go dark on Twitter now rather than unfollowing his own team and causing a distraction. Or why not continue following the Cavaliers until going dark in April?
Cleveland is on top of the Eastern Conference with a 50-20 record and James is hoping to make it to his sixth consecutive NBA Finals, and second straight with the Cavaliers, a franchise that has yet to win a championship.
James can follow and unfollow whichever Twitter accounts he wants, but he shouldn't expect people not to make a big deal about it.
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