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LeBron James has finally lamented on the viral back-and-forth he had with famed analyst Stephen A. Smith. The Lakers star recently appeared on the Pat McAfee Show, where he was given the leeway to talk in length about the episode with Smith. The 4-time MVP mocked the number of times Smith has addressed the situation himself, despite showcasing reluctance about it in the first place.
“He’s like on a Taylor Swift tour run right now,” James said of Smith.
“Oh yeah, we’re watching it,” McAfee replied.
“It started off with, ‘I didn’t wanna address it. I didn’t wanna address it. I wasn’t going to address it, but since the video came out, I feel the need to address it,'” James continued mimicking Smith’s initial comments. “Are you, are you kidding me? If there’s one person that couldn’t wait for the video to drop so you could address it, it’s your ass. Like seriously?”
James stated that Smith could not fathom the reason behind his irk. Justifying his demeanor, LeBron stated that he did not mind Smith criticising his son Bronny James, but according to him he went overboard and needed to be confronted for that.
“Never would I ever not allow people to talk about the sport, criticize players about what they do on the court,” the 40-year-old forward said.
“That is your job to criticize or to be in a position where, OK, if a guy’s not performing… that is all part of the game.
“When you take it and you get personal with it, it’s my job to not only protect my damn household, but protect the players. And I think a lot of the media, including him — and I know he’s gonna be happy as hell. He’s gonna be smiling from ear to ear when he hears me talking about him again. Oh my God, he’s, he’s gonna get home and grab some ice cream out of the f**king freezer and sit in his chair in his tighty whities on the couch…. like, dude, like relax, bro, like relax, like seriously.”
LeBron James' words may draw the attention of Stephen A, and one can expect a reaction from Smith's reaction to come out soon.
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