Tuesday, June 14th, 2011 at 9:00 am  |  53 responses

DeShawn Stevenson Thrilled to Beat ‘Classless’ Miami Heat


by Marcel Mutoni / @marcel_mutoni

While many are happy for Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks finally winning a title, one can’t escape this fact: DeShawn Stevenson is an NBA champion now.

This means we must tolerate Stevenson’s antics — something that was completely unacceptable in the past — and listen to his boasts now that he’s wearing the proverbial belt.

DeShawn wore a t-shirt that was dissing his nemesis LeBron James when he arrived back in Dallas following Game 6, and says it feels great to beat the Miami Heat after the way they acted during the NBA Finals.

From ESPN:

“It makes me feel good, man, to beat him, to beat that Miami team,” Stevenson [said]. “The way they act, the way they treated Dirk [Nowitzki], all the things that they said were very classless. To win on the court the way we did it, it was wonderful.”

Stevenson, like many of the Mavericks, did not feel as if the Heat respected them during the series. That added a little extra enjoyment to Sunday night’s celebration. “I think we did it with class,” said Stevenson, who was involved in a shoving match with Miami’s Udonis Haslem and Mario Chalmers that resulted in technical fouls for each during the second quarter of Game 6. “They tried all kind of different things and made fun of us and were on the go-karts laughing after Game 1, like they already won the championship. To beat them on their court, it feels good.“

DeShawn Stevenson and his Abe Lincoln neck tattoo are headed to the White House along with the rest of the NBA champion Mavericks next year. This is actually happening.

May God help us all.

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  • Marina Medina

    Great act of class by a real BUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Marina Medina

    HA,HA,HA!!!!!

  • MFFL

    The Heat WERE classless during the finals. There’s no denying that. There’s no excuse for it.

    I’m a longtime hardcore Mavs fan and it pains me to say that a player on my team has stooped to their level. His shirt was admittedly hilarious, but showed no taste. And while the Mavs deserve to celebrate this victory, getting arrested for public intoxication is just embarrassing for me as a fan.

    Some of the shirts Mavs fans were sporting today at the parade were just as tasteless. It makes our team and our city look bad. I don’t like being associated with it. Innocent and fun jabs or teasing is perfectly fine (there was some done today that was really funny), but I didn’t like seeing Stevenson’s shirt and I was embarrassed to see similar shirts (and one even worse, proudly displaying the phrase “F*** LeBron”) today. Rivalries are fun, but when you’re in a PUBLIC arena, keep the inappropriate personal stuff out of it. Just keep it classy. IT IS NOT THAT DIFFICULT.

    In my opinion, players should take a note from Dirk. He doesn’t trash-talk his competitors (in a public setting), he focuses on the game instead of off-the-court antics and becoming a brand name, he ALWAYS discusses the Mavs as a team effort and acknowledges his teammates’ good performances in a game more than his own, and he’s probably one of the most humble athletes of all time.

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