Haywood calls LeBron "crybaby"

Overrated hasn't worked. Now one of the Washington Wizards is calling LeBron James another name: Crybaby.

Following Cleveland's 100-97 win in Game 4 on Sunday, James, who has absorbed two flagrant fouls in this rough-and-tumble playoff series and has been banged around by the Wizards, was asked about Washington's tough-guy tactics.

"I guess that's what they want to do," he said, "hurt LeBron James in this series. It's not working."

Brendan Haywood on LeBron, "He wears 23, he wants to be Michael Jordan, I can respect that, he's a great player. You saw what Mike went through. Mike got fouled way worse than this. No one is trying to hurt him, everybody is trying to play basketball, trying to play tough. Play basketball and leave it alone."

On Monday, Wizards center Brendan Haywood countered.

"Awww," Haywood said in a whiny, high-pitched voice to mock James. "They are trying to hurt me."

Haywood, who was called for a flagrant-two foul and ejected from Game 2 after shoving James, believes it's time for Cleveland's superstar to stop complaining. With at least one game to go, Washington vs. Cleveland Part III has featured weeks of back-and-forth trash talk, intense games loaded with hard fouls, even dueling rap stars. Haywood's remarks -- and a postgame comment from James -- will provide the backdrop as the teams prepare for Game 5 on Wednesday night at Quicken Loans Arena.

Hey Brendan here is a thought...shut up!...shut the HELL up! LeBron has single handedly beat up on the Wizards and your team can talk all the smack you want but over the past three season against the Cavs the playoffs read like this LeBron and his Cavs 11 wins over the wizards, Washington 1 win. To top that off LeBron and his teammates are 1 win away from there 3rd straight year off knocking you out of the playoffs. If you ask me it sounds like the Wizards are the team whining because you know that LEBRON OWNS YOU!!!