Stephen A. Smith is firing back at LeBron James. Two weeks ago, LeBron confronted Smith on the sidelines during a Lakers game. According to Smith, LeBron was angry about him talking badly about Bronny.
On Wednesday, LeBron appeared on the Pat McAfee show and blasted Smith.
“He completely missed the whole point, never would I ever not allow people to criticize players about what they do on the court. That’s your job to criticize or to be in a position if a guy is not performing, that’s all part of the game, but when you take it and get personal with it, it’s my job to not only protect my damn household, and to protect my players.”
‘I know he’s going to be happy as hell, he’s going to be smiling from ear to ear when he hears me talking about him. He’s going to get home and grab some ice cream from the f-ng freezer and sit in his tighty whiteys on the couch.”
“Stephen A Smith is on a Taylor Swift tour run right now 😂😂
He completely missed the whole point..
He got personal with it and it’s my job to not only protect my own household but also all the players” @KingJames #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/LKKFmvtFWM
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) March 26, 2025
Hours after LeBron appeared on McAfee’s show, Smith fired back at the Lakers superstar on his YouTube channel.
“I just want to say for the record, LeBron James is full of it, and in this particular instance as it pertains to his son, he is a liar, and he went on national television, and he lied again.”
Smith went on to say that he was ready to fight LeBron at that moment if things had gotten physical between the two.
‘I would have gotten my a– kicked, because if that man had put his hands on me, I would have immediately swung on him. Immediately.”
Stephen A Smith was ready to throw hands with LeBron LOL pic.twitter.com/geilEzBgTC
— Gifdsports (@gifdsports) March 26, 2025
Fans immediately mocked Smith over his comment.
“If that man would’ve put his hands on me. I would’ve immediately swung on him. Immediately.” – Stephen A. Smith on LeBron
The hands: pic.twitter.com/1Q3gbgvm8w
— Overtime (@overtime) March 26, 2025