LeBron James isn't letting this barbershop squabble go with Alabama.

A few hours after Nick Saban said the Crimson Tide's "Shop Talk" web series wouldn't bow to pressure from the NBA star's copyright infringement claim, James answered back. Speaking with reporters after the Cleveland Cavs' 112-106 win over Toronto, James was asked about Saban saying Alabama's show would go on despite a letter from James' legal team.

"That's exactly what I would think he would say," James told reporters Tuesday night. "But I built UNINTERRUPTED for a reason, for us athletes to have a platform to be able to speak your mind about whatever we want to talk about."

James is a few episodes into "The Shop," a series similar to Alabama's "Shop Talk." Athletes have casual conversations in barbershops with the camera as a fly on the wall recording the banter. Alabama's first episode premiered last Wednesday with Julio Jones, Eddie Jackson and Ryan Anderson joined by Nick Saban in the new barbershop built in Alabama's football complex.

Not cool, says James.

"I respect him as a coach," James said Tuesday night, "but I'll be damned if I allow someone to use our platform or try to do the same thing we're doing and just think it's OK.

"The lawyers will figure it out."

Saban was asked about the letter sent last week that claimed Alabama's show infringed on the trademark and copyright of James' show. The coach said he respected James.

"There's been at least 20 barbershop-type things I've seen on TV," Saban said. "I didn't know anybody owned that. I didn't know he had one. I'm sorry that anybody could offended by something that we were just having fun with. I enjoyed it. And we're going to continue to do it."

The next episode of Alabama's "Shop Talk" is scheduled for release Wednesday.

Michael Casagrande is an Alabama beat writer for the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @ByCasagrande.