It was about the MVP voting, which is strange, because the winner (Derrick Rose) wasn't in the room, and the runner-up (Dwight Howard) wasn't, either.
The question was how the two Heat stars felt about being snubbed.
Of the 120 voters deciding the award (plus one 121st ballot compiled by the fans at large), nine left LeBron off their five-man ballot entirely. Almost all of them — 111 to be exact — omitted Wade. What gives?
"It's crazy," Wade said. "We just had this conversation in the locker room."
LeBron laughed and agreed. "Just had it."
LeBron was the two-time reigning MVP when he signed with the Heat last July. Wade had never won the award, but he had been a consistent presence on the ballot, finishing eighth, sixth, 12th, fifth and third in recent years.
They threw that away when they came together in Miami. No one wanted to pick LeBron anymore — how valuable can he be, if he's got Wade? No one wanted to pick Wade either — he had LeBron.
The confluence of superstar talent opened the door for Rose to win his first MVP trophy on Tuesday night. It also opened the window for LeBron and Wade to win championships, though. That's a tradeoff they're willing to make.
"At the end of the day, we don't really play this game for the individual awards," Wade said. "LeBron has two MVP trophies, and I have a Finals MVP trophy, but our body of work speaks for itself. What we've done in this game speaks for itself. It just so happens that a lot of people like to throw guys in front of us, but that's fine. We're going to continue to be the guys that we are, the players that we are, and we'll let them talk."
A younger or more immature Wade may not have said that. But at 29, he's starting to figure this whole NBA thing out.
People called the two stars cowardly for coming together last summer, joining forces rather than trying to beat each other. They mocked them, they called them names, and for the most part, they rooted for their downfall.
But the Heat kept telling themselves that in the playoffs, it would all pay off. All the criticism they'd endured would be worth it, if they could just power through a difficult postseason.
At the moment, they're up 2-0 on the Celtics, and they're understandably feeling pretty good.
"I just kept believing in myself," James said. "I kept believing in my ability, and believing that I made the right choice to be a part of this franchise and be alongside D-Wade and [Chris Bosh]. Our conversations are always about what we can do in the best part of this season, and that's the playoffs."
It's not easy being LeBron James. He deals with a lot of pressure and a lot of negative attention every day, but this year, his skin has thickened and his resolve has only gone greater.
LeBron didn't win an MVP this year. He finished third. But he still gets to play for the real prize, no matter how many people boo him along the way.
"We all have our different paths," said Bosh. "Sometimes, some are harder than others, but everything happens for a reason in my opinion. You have to learn your lessons. I don't think he's let any of the lessons he's gone through go to waste. He's done a great job persevering through different criticisms and different things that have come his way this season."
