Did Cavaliers Owner Dan Gilbert Really Favorite a Tweet Asking When LeBron James Will Become the Team's Player-Coach?

Cavaliers coach David Blatt will love this.

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It's not exactly a secret that Cavaliers head coach David Blatt has been on extremely thin ice during his first season in the NBA. Cavs owner Dan Gilbert can say whatever he wants, but Blatt has been catching heat all year long and, on at least one or two occasions, Gilbert has definitely considered the idea of letting him go. He's stuck with him, though, and for now, it appears as though Blatt's job is safe.

Or is it? Earlier this week, Twitter user @cbark002 sent out a tweet asking Gilbert, LeBron James, and two ESPN outlets when Gilbert is going to give in and let LeBron be the Cavs' player-coach, seeing as how LeBron already does quite a bit of coaching for the team:

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And while he's not the first fan to suggest the idea of allowing LeBron to be a player-coach for the team, it looks like he's the first person to get a response from Gilbert. According to No Coast Bias, Gilbert actually favorited the tweet. Here's their proof:

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It's worth noting that the tweet is no longer favorited by Gilbert. So maybe he just did it on accident? Stay tuned to see if there's a response from the Cavaliers.

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[via No Coast Bias]

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