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LeBron James Responds to ’Soulja Boy’ DeShawn Stevenson



March 17 08

My Very Quick Take: The wait is over. LeBron James has officially responded to DeShawn Stevenson calling him “overrated” after Cleveland lost to Washington last Thursday.

All weekend, I was dying for James to hit back publicly. My readers were too. Well, today, the King said his piece to Branson Wright, a reporter with the Cleveland Plains Dealer.

"With DeShawn Stevenson, it’s kind of funny. It’s almost like Jay-Z [responding to a negative comment] made by Soulja Boy. It doesn’t make sense."

Let’s hope the Cavaliers and Wizards meet in the playoffs. A rivalry is building between these teams that goes beyond James and Stevenson. Remember, a few months ago, Washington guard Gilbert Arenas used his blog to criticize Cleveland’s front office for yo-yoing Larry Hughes’ minutes.

Finally, I’m not saying anything about James comparing himself to friend Jay-Z, who is also a minority owner with the Nets. It doesn’t add fuel to the James-to-New Jersey/Brooklyn fire that won’t go out.

It’s not like the King ever wore a navy New York hat to a Yankees-Indians playoff game, right?

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58 Comments: LeBron James Responds to ’Soulja Boy’ DeShawn Stevenson

Posted by
AK
on 05.4.2009		 haha reading this now makes me laugh the comment left below me is hilarious considering Lebrons epic season and his 4 - 0 blow out at detriot overrated? i think not a superstar is more like it .
Posted by

on 05.7.2008		 As extra evidence that he’s overrated, look at LBJ’s performance in game 1 vs. the Celtics. It’s one of the worst in playoff history! Yeah Paul Pierce and Ray Allen also sucked but keep they’re 2/3 of the "Big Three" and not "King" James. How some of you guys don’t see how overrated LBJ is blows my mind, starstruck I guess.. I’ll admit he’s got skills and will likely become a future great but right now, this year, hell no. He’s just been hyped up so much and put on this pedestal since the day he was drafted. Look.. he’s inconsistent at the free throw, flaky on defense, and can’t handle clutch. Cavs will NOT beat the Celtics. Maybe after he wins a couple rings, then we’ll talk, until then he’s just the next Vince Carter. .
Posted by
CHRIS
on 05.1.2008		 all yal sum haters..lebron is dat nigga...f-stephenson old suck ass..if james had sumbody 2run wit he’ll git dat ring,he cnt do it by his self...but yea hes da second best no mata wat..STOP HATING!!!!!!!! .
Posted by
Adam
on 04.30.2008		 This is a response to Bulls Fan. The reason no one ever called MJ "King MJ" is because there was never a King MJ in history. Haha."King James" is a play on his name, involving King James of the "King James Bible" fame. To the editor, nice point about Lebron wearing the NY hat to the Indians/Yankees game. Surprisingly, I never heard anything about that.. Wow. James is good, but after the Cavs beat the Wizards, they’re gonna get hurt by the big 3 in Boston anyways. The buck stops there, IMHO. .
Posted by
College PLAYER 3
on 04.28.2008		 Yall are all stupid..none of yall are nba analysts so shut the hell up...Lebron is not overated.. All of the analysts say he is not just read there articles. He is known as the 2nd best player in the league behind Kobe. Even Gilbert Arenas said that himself. Stevenson is just talking trash, duh there in intense battle right now. He can say watever the hell he wants. Lebron knows that because he stop replying to all of the bs Stevenson says because the media blows up on everything he said. .
Posted by
BULO
on 04.26.2008		 LeBron is Overrated!!....like Vince Carter early this decade.. .
Posted by
Tag
on 04.22.2008		 The main thing overrated on this board is championships. If championships made players great, Robert Horry would be a superstar. Teams win championships, not players. What makes LeBron great is that he takes the Cavs as far as he does with pretty much no help. .
Posted by
BULLS FAN
on 04.17.2008		 YES I AGREE, LEBRON IS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE GAME NOW AND STUFF BUT ITS TRUE HOW THE MEDIA CALLS HIM "KING" JAMES...OK IF HE WOULD OF WON A TITLE ALREADY THEN CROWN HIM, BUT NOT EVEN,....NO1 EVER CALLED MJ KING MJ,,,,KOBE BRYANT IS THE BEST PLAYER IN THE NBA IN THE NEW ERA....MJ WAS LATE 80S MOST 90’S NOW ITS KOBE...LEBRON NEEDS TO GET SOME RINGS 1ST BEFORE THEY CLAIM HHIM KING JAMES.....PUT HIM IN THE WEST, IN A SONICS JERSEY AND HE WONT MAKE THE PLAYOFF,,,,,FOR GOD SAKES THE HAWKS HAVE THE 8TH SEED,,,,,ONLY 2 GOOD TEAMS IN THE EAST...BOSTON AND DETROIT, BUT LEBRON IS GOOD JUST NOT THE BEST...KOBE IS NOW.....JORDAN WAS B4 THEN IM TOO YPUNG TO KNOW WHO WAS B4 JORDAN BUT U GET MY POINT.,.....FUK LEBRON CHICAGO BULLS BABY! AND CELTICS GONNA KILL AND WIN IT ALL .
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on 04.13.2008		 haha u guys suck so much, all lbj haterz! stevenson makin fun of lebron? hahahah, dudes a midget, scores 1/3 what bron bron does, can shoot worth a crap, no brain obviously, the last contract he had he lost 2 mil, and you take his side? well it just shows, birds of a feather,screw together .
Posted by
Jacob
on 03.21.2008		 Lebron James remind me of Geroge Bush being spoiled by Fox News. Both are spoiled brats and overrated figures. .
Posted by
The Professor
on 03.21.2008		 Then G bow are we in an agreement that Lebron is overrated? I think Americans will soon realize how arrogant and how spoiled he is by the media. He reminds me of Brack Obama, being spoiled by MSNBC. .
Posted by
G BOW
on 03.21.2008		 Alright let me write a little bit more clear for yous...IM AM NOT A LBJ NOR AM I A KOBE FAN AT ALL...LBJ is nothing but power anyhow that can easily force his way to the hoop...Kobe has more skills but doesnt have the ability to put up the all around stats lbj does...and kobe wouldnt be at the top or near if they hadnt got gasol or the way bynum was producing when he un injured...but yea what kobe has done with that team from last year to this year is impressive...i aint going to bag on anyone if there good except maybe a garnett or somebody as big as loser as him and overrated like him...yea some play to win rings some are just fine with there big contracts and that shows from time to time .
Posted by
Educated One
on 03.21.2008		 Jesus! Trying to read "Gbow’s" postings is like reading my 2 year olds writings. The one thing I read that he wrote is certainly obvious - - there’s no question you didn’t go to high school!Oh, & by the way - - Lebron is over-hyped & over-rated? You two are numbskulls! I suppose Tiger is just on a lucky streak! Get a friggin clue you two!!! .
Posted by
Toblerone
on 03.21.2008		 I know somehow G Bow you will bag on Kobe. Kobe was overrated when he was 23, and so is Lebron. Now I think Kobe deserves his dues for pushing the Lakers on top of the Western Conference, which we all know, Lebron cant even do that in the East. Regardless of the debate, Lebron is by far more overrated than Kobe. Also, I have never said that I was obsessed with lebron’s skills, I just think he is a great player, but he is very much overhyped by the media. By the way, players play ball games to win one thing, not the MVP nor anything else, that is to win the RING my friend. G Bow, i know you may have a lot of money but would think people who brag about it are unprofessional? I am not calling you that my friend, I am calling Lebron. .
Posted by
G BOW
on 03.20.2008		 IIGHT THA PROFESSOR LETS GET THIS OFF QUICK AND FAST IM AM NOT A LBJ FAN AT ALL...and the person that said kobe and duncan but up same impressive stats not even close...duncan 20 and 10 theres been plenty of players that do that...hell even that guy on the timberwolves gets those #s just bc they dont win he dont get credit...kobe has impressive scoring gms but all over stats are near as impressive...his stats can only really be compared to the OSCAR...and by the way if you got money you dont need to be educatedd i didnt go to HS and makin well over the avg person makes....whats this guy got to do to not be overrated ne ways win a championship with no team????? average 50 pts a game seriously tho what do yous expect....if lbj is overrated than you got to be dam sure kobe is also....and thats just you professor if you not talkin bout gettin money quite honestly i dont want to talk to your poor azz or avg joe life...to the ppl that have a lot of money they dont care yous poor azzs think rather you think so or not its like that...and tolerbone seriously how can u be obssed with lbj bball skill he just uses his power ne ways...he get hella stats tho...skill wise to me AI is the best player...Skill wise to 90% of yous kobe is just bc of his huge scorin gms .
Posted by
Toblerone
on 03.20.2008		 PRofessor, I agree with you. People here are obsessed with Lebron because of his basketball skills, which there is nothing wrong. But they fail to realize the subject of the debate here. Nobody says Lebron is not a better player, even the Kobe, Wade, or Duncan fans will honestly tell you he is good. But the question that lingers is is he an overrated player? The answer is yes. He is 23 and did stats that are impressive, but those stats will be non existent let say if he play for the Pistons or Spurs because people play like a team. Plus at 23, Duncan and Kobe won championships, and their stats were as impressive as Lebron, except they actually played in the western conference where the challenge is by far elevated. The botton line here is Lebron stepped over the line by suggesting his superiority over Stevenson, that to me is very cocky, and at the same time, the media and his obsessed fans worship him for being a shallow person, that to me ladies and gentlem, is OVERRATED. .
Posted by
The Professor
on 03.20.2008		 I knew all along that a Lebron fan would comment about his money, his skills, as if people who have less money than him are not allowed to say anything negative because he is a "superior" human being than people who makes less money. I don’t have millions or fame like Lebron but does not make me any less human being than him. G Bow, you are an uncivilized and uneducated person who is a big suck up to materialism and your God idol like Lebron. The topic here is whether Lebron is overrated or not. How pathetic and shallow are your comments. I am an educated individual and would never look down at people just because they haev less status or less money. People here voiced their opinion and the majority from page 1 to page 3 agreed he is overrated. Just because we may not have the money, does not mean we dont have rights. At least we are civilized and educated enough to know we do have rights and we tell the truth about your God Lebron. .
Posted by
G BOW
on 03.19.2008		 YOUS CAN SAY LBJ SUCKS ALL YOU WANTS...HES GOT MORE MONEY THAN ALL YOUS COMBINE PLUS DOUBLE...HE PROLLY LOVES ALL YOU HATERS...I MEAN WHATS HE CARE BOUT YOUS FOR HE SCORES 30 A NITE GETS PAID MORE THAN YOUS EVER WILL SEE AND GETS MORE ATTETION THAN ALL YOUS TIMES MILLIONS...JUST BC YOUS CANT LIVE THAT LIFE DO YOUS REALLY GOT TO HATE...AND SAME GOES FOR KOBE OR ALL THE OTHER STARS THAT YOUS HATE ON SURE YOU NOT GONNA LIKE SOME PLAYERS AND YOU NOT SUPPOST 2 BUT YOU SUCK AND ALL THAT LOL PLEASE ESPICALLY TO THE OBVIOUS PLAYERS THAT ARE GOOD...ITS FUNNY THO FOR THE PPL THAT SAY LBJ IS A LOSER OR KB THATS HILARIOUS...YOUS CANT COMPARE SO JUST FALL BACK .
Posted by
the big cactus
on 03.19.2008		 lebron james is the most overrated player in perhaps in sports history. he is probably the cockiest nba player alive. .
Posted by
D-roc
on 03.19.2008		 lebron is better than kobe..hands down btchez.... .
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