Stephen A. Smith Gets Real About Confrontation With LeBron: 'It Was Weak'

Stephen A. Smith has appeared on Gilbert Arena’s 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 Gil’s 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, I’m 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 he’s right there. Apparently LeBron had walked out of the timeout and I turn around and he’s 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. That’s my son. I was like ‘What?’ and he was like ‘f*ck that!’ And I said ‘Yo let’s 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

— Underdog (@UnderdogFantasy) March 11, 2025

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 couldn’t hold it and he rolled up on me.”

Smith got very fired up after that saying, “I wasn’t talking about your son,” said Smith. “I’m 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!”