Mavericks’ Deshawn Stevenson Talks About Miami’s Hollywood Tendencies On The Court

Some people may not remember this but LeBron James and Deshawn Stevenson have not been fond of each other for a while now, regardless of the fact that the beef may have trailed off since JayZ’s diss record about Deshawn Stevenson that premiered at Love in D.C. Disrespectful to say the least, but those types of things happen in the league. Fast forward to the NBA Finals, Stevenson is highlighting something that most people are thinking when watching the Heat play. They complain a lot to the referees, but criticizing them for it is beyond me.

Via Slam Online

‘They’re great, great actors and they sell it.’ … ‘Coach said it before the series we have a chance to push the ball like we like because [Wade] complains to the ref a lot,’ Stevenson said. ‘We’ve got to take advantage of that. They tend to do that and we’ve got to take full advantage of that … He does it all the time. He did it like seven times [Sunday].’

It is a part of the game, and if I had a nickel for every time either team complained to the refs, I would be walking around with Bill Gates’ pockets. This is the Finals. Whatever edge a player can get, they will exploit to the highest degree, because at the end of the day, no one glorifies second place.