Los Angeles Lakers superstar forward LeBron James appeared on the Pat McAfee show on Wednesday morning and discussed a ton of topics. One of the topics he touched on was his recent beef with long-time ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith.
When discussing what had happened between him and Smith, James took a massive shot at him, comparing him to music phenom Taylor Swift, saying Smith is going on a media tour after James confronted him in early March.
"He's like on a Taylor Swift tour run right now... It started off with ' I didn't want to address it. I wasn't going to address it, but since the video came out, I feel the need to address it.' M*****f***** are you kidding me? If there's one person that couldn't wait until the video drop so you could address it, it's your ass. And he completely, like, missed the point. The whole point.
Never it would I ever not allow people to talk about the sport, criticize players about what they do on the court. That is your job to or be in a position where if a guys not performing, that's all part of the game. But when you take it and you get personal with it, it's my job to not only protect my damn household, but protect the players. I think a lot of media, including him and I know he's going to be happy as hell. He's going to be smiling for me when he hears me talking about him again. Oh my God. He's going to get home and get some ice cream out of the f****** freezer and sit in his chair in his tidy whiteys on his couch... Like, dude, like relax."
The relationship between James and Smith, if there ever was one, has been stained over the past few weeks.
Prior to James' comments being made public, Smith appeared on his show, ESPN's First Take, and took a shot at James. Smith addressed James' comment about Giannis Antetokounmpo saying he could score 250 points in the 1970s NBA.
"LeBron hates the fact that people can point to a previous era and talk about what you're not," Smith said during First Take.
This ongoing feud has reached its boiling point. However, James will not dwell on it. He and his Lakers have a season to finish, and they hope for a deep playoff run in the process.
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This story was originally published March 26, 2025 at 10:08 AM.