LeBron James Proves He’s A True Coward After Acting Like Tough Guy Against Stephen A. Smith

I bet he won’t step to Drake like this…

Following the Los Angeles Lakers’ overtime win against the New York Knicks, the self-proclaimed king LeBron James appeared to step up to ESPN legend Stephen A. Smith in wannabe tough guy fashion.

James looked visibly irked with Smith while right in his face and appeared to angrily chop it up with him, and things didn’t appear to end well as LeBron walked off the court in pure agitation.

Shaking his head, Smith sat back down after LeBron walked away.

The Lakers won the game, 113-109. (RELATED: Cha-Ching! Stephen A. Smith Lands $100 Million Bag With ESPN: REPORT)

Social media sleuths who are claiming to be lip-reading experts speculate that James said, “Keep my son out of this sh*t, bro.”

It’s not 100% clear why LeBron was upset with Smith, however, Klutch Sports (the agency of James) has warned Smith in the past to back off of LeBron’s son Bronny.

You can watch the back-and-forth between the two here.

Smith addressed the situation Friday morning:

.@stephenasmith describes his moment with LeBron James last night at Lakers-Knicks. pic.twitter.com/ZZyUnOOwYZ

— First Take (@FirstTake) March 7, 2025

I’m willing to guarantee that LeBron James wouldn’t be stepping to Drake, the greatest rapper in modern history, like that.

And that man came out with a diss track on the “king” — I ain’t hearing no diss track from Stephen A.!

Give me that same energy against the Toronto mob boss, LeBron!

I’m not trying to see that tough guy ish with a 57-year-old Stephen A. Smith.