Stephen A. Smith suggests LeBron James' confrontations influenced by race

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ESPN host Stephen A. Smith advised LeBron James ' remedy of sure individuals could also be influenced by their race.

Smith, in an interview on "The Pivot Podcast" with Ryan Clark, addressed his latest interactions with James, and appeared to reference an incident the place James confronted Smith at a Lakers' recreation again in March.

"You ever see LeBron go at a White boy? Let's name it what it's. You ever see him do this? You will say you noticed him come at me," Smith stated.

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ESPN's Stephen A. Smith had some fascinating commentary about NBA star LeBron James. (IMAGN)

Smith went on to look to handle the incident and Smith's previous criticism of James' Lakers' dealing with of the famous person's son, Bronny James.

"Anyone with skilled ethics, who is aware of sports activities, and is aware of what comes with it, is aware of that I didn't do something incorrect to that younger man. However to color me as any person that will assault a baby, simply because I dislike you, it is low, it is low," Smith stated.

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After a Los Angeles Lakers recreation towards the New York Knicks again in March, Smith revealed the incident stemmed from his televised criticisms of Bronny, later in March.

"That wasn’t a basketball participant confronting me. That was a father or mother. That was a father," Smith stated on ESPN . "I can’t sit right here and be offended or really feel slighted by LeBron James in that regard. By all accounts, he’s clearly a beautiful household man and father who cares very, very deeply about his son.

Los Angeles Lakers ahead LeBron James and ESPN host Stephen A. Smith converse previous to a recreation in LA on March 3, 2022. (Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-Information by way of Getty Pictures)

James pushed again towards that notion in an interview on "The Pat McAfee Present" on ESPN later that month.

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"By no means would I ever not enable individuals to speak in regards to the sport, criticize gamers about what they do on the court docket. That's your job – to criticize or be able the place, OK, a man is just not performing … that's all a part of the sport. Whenever you take it and whenever you get private with it, it’s my job to not solely defend my rattling family however defend the gamers," James stated.

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Jackson Thompson is a sports activities author for Fox Information Digital. He beforehand labored for ESPN and Enterprise Insider. Jackson has lined the Tremendous Bowl and NBA Finals, and has interviewed iconic figures Usain Bolt, Rob Gronkowski, Jerry Rice, Troy Aikman, Mike Trout, David Ortiz and Roger Clemens.