The ongoing feud between L.A. Lakers star LeBron James and sports analyst Stephen A. Smith has escalated far beyond anyone expected it to. After their initial confrontation earlier this month, Smith has criticized LeBron and Bronny even further. During an appearance on The Pat McAfee show on Wednesday, James called out Smith for going on a “Taylor Swift tour”.
In response, Smith appeared on his own show and claimed that if LeBron had gotten physical, he would have “immediately swung on him”, prompting James to post a viral video on Instagram mocking Smith’s boxing training and fighting capabilities.
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There is a lot more to the story which involves media personalities like Kendrick Perkins and Brian Windhorst, but the extreme hostility between James and Smith has the NBA world picking sides.
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— Richard Jefferson (@Rjeff24) March 27, 2025
*squints eyes * Yeah.. that says central ????????♂️???? what’s going on !? https://t.co/qQCdR3kJpM
— Mark Phillips (@SupremeDreams_1) March 26, 2025
Stephen A Smith about to talk about this LeBron posts for decades now ????
— Giovanni Rosello (@LuckyGio2) March 27, 2025
And you would’ve immediately been put in the hospital ????
— joey tha demon (@joeythademon1) March 26, 2025
WHAT TIMELINE IS THIS????
— Lakers Lead (@LakersLead) March 26, 2025
— WastefulBlimp (@WastefulBlimp) March 26, 2025
U sure about that bro @stephenasmith ???????????? pic.twitter.com/zt4qkDzxJE
— Giovanni Rosello (@LuckyGio2) March 26, 2025
This has gotten so outta hand ????????????
— Chase Carter (@chasecarter510) March 26, 2025
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