A feud between these two sparked when Phil Jackson, a highly beloved coach, called LeBron James and his business associates a posse, and at the S’s award show, Jay-Z joined the mix.
When referring to the recent feud between the two, Jay-Z stepped up before awarding LeBron the S/I Sportsman of the Year and said this (according to Hot New Hip Hops’ Kevin Goddard):
“We know where we come from. We do understand where we come from, and the only difference between us and someone who has their MBA from Wharton or Sloan or Berkeley or Stanford is opportunity.