DeShawn Stevenson's Last Laugh  As many of you who have followed
this blog for awhile know, I have always defended DeShawn
Stevenson during his feud with LeBron James.  I was very curious
when the feud first became known back in 2008.  During a game
with Cleveland back on March 13 of that year, it was clear
watching the game that DeShawn was talking a lot of smack with
the so-called "King".  My first thought was, "what is DeShawn
thinking?  Does he really want to poke at sleeping giants? 
After all, he might have to face him again in the playoffs!"  I
think most fans thought the same thing at the time.  But then I
started reading more about the subject.  Kyle Weidie over at got
me going with some excellent research.  Basically, he alerted my
attention to the fact that LeBron and DeShawn both dated members
of the R&B group Destiny's Child, and that Deshawn's close
friend and LeBron's former teammate Drew Gooden might have
relayed some sort of message from LeBron to DeShawn before the
game.  Gooden didn't want