Warriors Owner Joe Lacob on Playing Cavaliers: 'Sort of Tired of Cleveland'

Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob said Monday that he's grown weary of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

When asked about his team's upcoming NBA Finals matchup with the Cavs after beating the Houston Rockets in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals on Monday night, Lacob told Anthony Slater of The Athletic the following: "Sort of tired of Cleveland, to be honest. But having said that, LeBron James is an immense challenge, an incredible player. It'll be fun."

The Warriors and Cavaliers are set to clash in the NBA Finals for a fourth consecutive season.

Like Golden State, Cleveland needed all seven games of the Eastern Conference Finals before finally taking care of the Boston Celtics.

With the Warriors having beaten the Cavs in the NBA Finals in both 2015 and 2017, and the Cavs winning in 2016, Cleveland has a chance to settle the score.

Also, with LeBron able to test free agency during the offseason, it's possible the 2018 Finals will be his last hurrah in Cleveland.

At 33, James is arguably enjoying his best playoff run to date with averages of 34.0 points, 9.2 rebounds and 8.8 assists per game. Kevin Durant upstaged him in last year's Finals, and LeBron's search for redemption promises to be among the biggest storylines this year.

The Warriors didn't look dominant during the regular season or throughout the playoffs, but with Klay Thompson coming up big in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals and Stephen Curry lighting it up in the second half of Game 7, Golden State may finally be hitting its stride.

James hasn't received much support from his teammates, essentially making the 2018 Finals a battle of LeBron against Golden State's "Big Four" (Durant, Curry, Thompson and Draymond Green).

The Warriors will begin the defense of their 2017 championship on Thursday when they host Cleveland in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.