Stephen A. Smith has sensationally claimed that he would have hit LeBron James if the NBA star had touched him during their recent bust in court.
Cameras caught the ESPN personality and NBA star in a heated argument during the matchup of Los Angeles Lakers against Smith's beloved New York Knicks on March 6.
“Had that man had taken hold of me, I would have waved him up immediately. Immediately. That, I'm not going to tolerate, “said Smith on his YouTube show on Wednesday.
The ESPN star admitted that he would have received 'a **' if he 'caused a reincarnation of Chris Rock and Will Smith' when the film star hit Rock on stage at the Oscars in 2022.
“When he approached me while I was at that match at that match against the New York Knicks, when he rolled me up – I didn't know he would roll me up, I had no idea,” Smith said.
“But when he said what he had to say, I was unable to give a retort without making a scene … It was on national television, the cameras rolled. Do you want this to be a reincarnation of Chris Rock and Will Smith?
Stephen A. Smith has sensationally claimed that he would have beaten LeBron James on the field
Cameras caught the NBA star with a heated exchange with Smith during a Lakers game of 6 March
LeBron took a wild wipe to ESPN star Smith about their court confrontation
'Let me assure you, it would not have happened. I would have received my A **. Because if that man had imposed my hands, I would immediately be waved at him. Immediately. That I am not going to tolerate.
“But I knew he wouldn't do such a thing – there was no fear in my mind. It was shock. '
The ESPN star continued his words war with James and added: 'LeBron James is full of it. And in this specific case – as it relates to his son – he is a liar … He went on national television today and he lied again. '
His comments come after James finally broke his silence on the collision at the court in a brutal removal On the Pat McAfee show.
'He [Smith] Is currently on a Taylor Swift-Tourrun, “said James, the leading point scorer of the NBA of all time, in reference to Smith who publicly discussed their confrontation.
“It started with:” I wouldn't tackle it. I didn't want to tackle it, but since the video I came to tackle it. '' Follow James, referring to Smith's first comments about the incident at the first time after the confrontation.
'Are you joking? If there was one person who could not wait until the video would fall, it was your A **. Serious?'
When Smith spoke for the first time on the ESPN show, he revealed that James confronted him with comments the analyst had made about his son, Bonny.
The analyst claimed that the four-time NBA champion had misunderstood his earlier criticism of Bronny's performance in the competition, but James rejected those comments.
“He completely missed the whole point,” he added. 'I would never allow people to talk about the sport, criticize players about what they do on the field. That is your job to criticize or to be in a position where a man does not occur. That is all part of the game.
“If you take it and get personally with it, it is my job to not only protect my household, but also to protect the players.”
