This 'LeBron vs. DeShawn' Feud Is For Real

Let's recap real quick: DeShawn Stevenson called LeBron James "overrated," which prompted LeBron to muse that DeShawn saying anything about him was akin to one-hit wonder rapper Soulja Boy calling out hip-hop demigod Jay-Z. Laughs were had by all and most assumed LBJ got the last word. Well, most assumed wrong. From Brian Windhorst's Akron Beacon Journal blog:

"I hope we play Cleveland. I'm going to get Soulja Boy courtside seats and have him wear a DeShawn Stevenson jersey. Maybe (James) can have Jay-Z there since LeBron's all on his (shorts) anyway. And tell LeBron to cut that beard off and stop copying me."

Apparently this all goes deeper. LeBron said something to Drew Gooden, one of Stevenson's boys, about Stevenson once and Gooden passed it along (I don't think this makes Drew a favorite in the LeBron world, either).

"We're all in the same profession," Stevenson said. "We don't need to talk bad about one another. So, that's how it happened. I was ticked off and that's why I said something to him at tip-off. So, it goes back further than people think."

I think it's safe to assume "all on his (shorts)" is the family-friendly way of saying "all on his jock," right? If so, point DeShawn -- I've always thought LBJ's sycophancy for Jay-Z was a bit embarrassing given his arrogance toward everyone else. And if he actually gets Soulja Boy in his jersey, well, double point DeShawn. The beauty of this feud is that it has to take place in the papers since Stevenson is so far out of LBJ's league talent-wise that no one in their right mind would expect it to be settled on the court, despite my misleading choice of photos above.