Stephen A. Smith reveals decade-long feud with LeBron James

Stephen A. Smith still thinks LeBron James courtside confrontation, and he told a former NBA star why he thought he was “set up” by the league’s all-time scoring leader at that point.

Smith and James went viral earlier this year Los Angeles Lakers game, where the latter confronted the former in his courtside seat and addressed Smith’s criticism of how the Lakers were handling the superstar’s son, Brony James.

Smith revealed in March that the incident stemmed from Broney’s criticism of him on television.

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Stephen A. Smith and LeBron James still have some beef going into the 2025-26 NBA season. (IMAGN)

“That wasn’t a basketball player confronting me. It was a parent. It was a father,” Smith said. on ESPN At the time, “I can’t sit here and be angry or disrespect LeBron James for that matter. By all accounts, he’s definitely a wonderful family man and father who cares deeply about his son.

During a recent episode of “7PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony,” Smith relived the moment. New York Knicks The legend, the circumstances of the conversation with James, as well as how she appeared on camera, still do not match him.

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“The day he came at me courtside, the day my contract was announced, I was staying at ESPN,” Smith explained on the podcast. “Step back and look at the camera angle…it’s 2025, we’ve got technology everywhere. TNT is a nationally televised game. How come we got an angle, and you only see the angle of him and his face, but you see the angle of the back of my peanut head?”

Smith believes that, given James’ star status, the courtside meeting will feature plenty of camera angles.

“There’s no way you’re in the arena, you’re LeBron James, and the only angle somebody sees is a straight shot of you in my face,” Smith added. “They see no reaction. They see nothing. And this is an accident?”

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Smith enters the realm of conspiracy here, but he stands his ground as he expresses his feelings about what was likely an orchestrated conflict.

“Oh right I did,” Smith quickly replied when asked if he felt set up. “I think so. But no big deal, no problem because I went on the air the other day and I’m like, ‘That’s a dad reacting to his son.’

And in case you’re wondering, no, Smith and James aren’t made up. In fact, Smith made it clear how he feels about James.

Stephen A. Smith in Atlanta, Georgia on Oct. 9. 2025 Ray Charles speaks on stage during the 2025 ForbesBLK Summit at the Performing Arts Center at Morehouse College. (Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

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“I don’t like his a—, one bit,” he said. “It was over a decade ago. I’m not going to go into detail about what this guy has tried to do to me. You don’t understand the lengths this guy will go to… If it was up to him, I wouldn’t be where I am today. It’s some low, low stuff.”

The beef between the two is real, and this week it doesn’t look like there will be any patching up for the 2025-26 season.

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