Stephen A. Smith has appeared on Gilbert Arenas Show and given a very animated account of what happened between him and LeBron James.
In a now viral video from Madison Square Garden, Smith and LeBron exchanged words in a heated encounter about Bronny, and Smith has since called out the Lakers great over it.
I thought it was weak, said Stephen A said on Gils Arena. I thought it was some bullsh*t but, in the moment, I knew that I was listening to a father.
SAS broke down the whole encounter.
We get there in the first quarter, Im sitting courtside, I stand up and then I got my head turned. Then I turned around and in the third quarter, he walks out of the timeout and I turn around and hes right there. Apparently LeBron had walked out of the timeout and I turn around and hes right here in my face. He said Yo you gotta stop talking sh*t about my son. You gotta stop f*cking with my son. Thats my son. I was like What? and he was like f*ck that! And I said Yo lets talk later. And he said No f*ck that, f*ck that. You gotta stop f*cking with my son. I said alright though. And he walked off.
I thought it was weak. I thought it was bullsh*t.@stephenasmith gives @GilsArenaShow the full story of what happened during his confrontation with LeBron pic.twitter.com/K6rtZsbYvf
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Smith later recalled what he thought prompted the whole thing.
I remember during timeout in the first quarter seeing Bronny and Bronny looked over at me and he had this sad look on his face. And I imagine that Pops saw that sh*t and he couldnt hold it and he rolled up on me.
Smith got very fired up after that saying, I wasnt talking about your son, said Smith. Im talking about your a**. all of us as reporters, as a league had to sit back and be quiet and capitulate to your s***, you did that!
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