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ESPN host Stephen A. suggested: Smith said that LeBron James’ treatment of some people may be affected by their race.
Smith, in an interview on “The Pivotal Podcast” With Ryan Clarke, he addressed his recent interactions with James and appeared to reference an incident when James confronted Smith at a Lakers game in March.
“Have you ever seen LeBron attack a white boy? Let’s call it what it is. Have you ever seen him do that? You’d say you’ve seen him coming at me,” Smith said.
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Stephen A. had ESPN’s Smith made some interesting comments about NBA star LeBron James. (to imagine)
It appears that Smith was addressing the incident and Smith’s previous criticism of James’ Lakers treatment of the star’s son, Bronny James.
“Anyone who has professional ethics, who knows the sport and knows what goes with it, knows that I did nothing wrong to that young man. But to portray me as someone who would attack a child, just because I don’t like you, is vile, it’s vile,” Smith said.
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After a Los Angeles Lakers In a game against the New York Knicks in March, Smith revealed that the incident stemmed from his televised criticism of Bronny.
“That wasn’t a basketball player facing me. That was a parent. That was a father,” Smith said. on ESPN. “I can’t sit here and be angry or insulted by LeBron James in this regard. By all accounts, he is clearly a wonderful family man and a father who cares deeply about his son.”
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and ESPN host Stephen A. Smith before a game in Los Angeles on March 3, 2022. (Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)
James disputed this idea in an interview on ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show” later that month.
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“I would never allow people to talk about sports, criticize players about what they do on the field. That’s your job – to criticize or to be in a situation where someone’s not performing, well, that’s all part of the game. When you take it and when you take it personally, my job is not just to protect my fucking family but to protect the players,” James said.
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