The Los Angeles Lakers won their eighth straight game with a 113-109 victory in overtime against the New York Knicks on Thursday night.
Luka Doncic and LeBron James combined for 63 points as the Lakers star duo played at a high level once again.
However, this game made headlines as James confronted Stephen A. Smith courtside during the game.
James took exception to comments Smith had made about Bronny James, and Smith took to "First Take" on Friday to elaborate on the incident.
"That was LeBron James coming up to me unexpectedly, I might add, to confront me about making sure I mind what I say about his son," Smith said. "That wasn't a basketball player confronting me. That was a parent."
The video quickly went viral as James was not thrilled with Smith.
On Friday afternoon, a new clip surfaced of the incident. James came off the bench before the fourth quarter to approach Smith.
LeBron excused himself from the team huddle before the 4th quarter to confront Stephen A. Smith about Bronny
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The clip of Smith criticizing Bronny James and LeBron James from January resurfaced on Friday after the incident.
I am pleading with LeBron James as a father, stop this. Stop this," Smith stated. "We all know that Bronny James is in the NBA because of his dad."
The Lakers trailed 86-76 with 11 minutes to go in the fourth quarter before they engineered a massive run. Also, James had eight points in the fourth quarter and scored the final four points in overtime.
As it turns out, the confrontation with Smith took place right before the Lakers comeback.
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This story was originally published March 7, 2025 at 1:53 PM.