By DANIEL MATTHEWS
Published: 19:42 EDT, 26 March 2025 | Updated: 19:42 EDT, 26 March 2025
Stephen A. Smith has sensationally claimed he would have punched LeBron James had the NBA star touched him during their recent courtside bust-up.
Cameras caught the ESPN personality and NBA star in a heated exchange of words during the Los Angeles Lakers' matchup against Smith's beloved New York Knicks on March 6.
'Had that man put his hands on me, I would have immediately swung on him. Immediately. That, I'm not going to tolerate,' Smith said on his YouTube show on Wednesday.
The ESPN star admitted he 'would have gotten my a** kicked' had a fight broken out but he slammed James in another verbal attack.
'For the record, LeBron James is full of it. And in this particular instance - as it pertains to his son - he is a liar,' Smith said.
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