It's good to be King, right? Not when you get your Royal Ass handed to you in a H-O-R-S-E competition by -- wait for it -- 26-year-old warehouse worker. Here are some video highlights:


The conquering hero is David Kalb, who won the matchup with James in an online contest, "LeBron’s Trick Shot Challenge sponsored by Cub Cadet."

Evil Ted and I watched the video together, hooting and high-fiving the whole time, and by the time LeBron missed that banked three-pointer, ET said: "That kid's in Lebron's head." He was. And Kalb new it. "After I beat him, he's like 'best of three, right?' I could tell he was frustrated. After missing a couple of easy ones, he hit the ball in disgust."

LeBron tried to blame his sad performance on ocean breezes and bright sun, and at one point he apparently grinned and said "That wind." Which I'm sure you'll agree is pretty weak. Like, watered-down herbal tea weak.

This isn't that strange of a phenomenon, though. Deron Williams got tested by some dude in a backyard court and Steve Nash lost The Steve Nash Challege to some random schlub from Utah...while he was the reigning MVP. So, you know, it happens.

Thanks to Brandon from Ballerblogger for the head's up.

Labels: beatdowns, H-O-R-S-E, Lebron James, Worst Evers