It’s Stephen A. Smith’s job to ruffle feathers, but did he take it too far when he questioned LeBron James’ parenting?

“Chef’s kiss!” said Beadle, who left ESPN in 2019. “That video [of the confrontation] James was one of the greatest things that ever happened to Stephen A. because he has milked it and he has gone on every network and outlet and continues to talk about it.”

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith escalated their war of words that began earlier this month when James confronted Smith during a Lakers game over Smith’s coverage of his son.

Pat McAfee's interview with LeBron James on "The Pat McAfee Show" sparked all the controversy it was expected to. From James' commentary on ESPN's Stephen A. Smith and Brian Windhorst to a shedload of uncensored swearing,

Stephen A Smith fired back at Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James after he made an epic troll post against Smith.

The Stephen A. Smith-LeBron James saga just keeps getting more wild. After their initial altercation during a Knicks-Lakers game on March 6, Smith took things to another level on Thursday when he called out James for allegedly not being at Lakers legend Kobe Bryant’s memorial service in 2020 after his death in an effort to seemingly criticize James’ character.