LeBron James played the role of hero for the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night as his tip-in right before the final buzzer gave them a dramatic win over the Indiana Pacers. Then moments after that bucket James celebrated by roasting Stephen A. Smith on Instagram as their feud continues to grow.
In case you missed it, earlier on Wednesday during an hour-long appearance on The Pat McAfee Show James addressed his run-in with Smith at a Lakers game earlier this month. James didn't like the way Smith was talking about his son, Bronny James, and let him know about it.
Well, on Wednesday night Smith went on his YouTube show and said of his run-in with James: “If that man would’ve put his hands on me. I would’ve immediately swung on him. Immediately.”
Stephen A Smith says he would’ve swung on LeBron
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) March 26, 2025
“If that man would’ve put his hands on me. I would’ve immediately swung on him. Immediately.”
(h/t @gifdsports )
pic.twitter.com/PwMkLrRZYL
James had some fun with that by sharing an old video of Smith boxing, with the words: "WHOMP WHOMP WHOMPPPPPPPP."
For his credit, Smith stated the obvious about how he'd fare in a fight with James:
Nice try folks. On my show, I said I would’ve swung on @KingJames had he slapped me — like lots of y’all said I was scared he would’ve done a few weeks ago. I also said immediately after that I would’ve gotten my ass thoroughly kicked by the 6’8”, 250lb Goliath, but folks just…
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) March 27, 2025
It's safe to say this whole situation has reached a ridiculous level. Hopefully this is the end of it, but knowing Smith he'll probably use this for even more content.
More NBA on Sports Illustrated
This article was originally published on www.si.com as LeBron James Roasted Stephen A. Smith With Three Words About His Old Boxing Video.