LeBron James breaks silence on Stephen A. Smith confrontation eviscerating ESPN star on own network

LeBron James used ESPN airwaves to address a feud with one of the network’s biggest stars.James sat down for a lengthy interview with Pat McAfee that aired Wednesday, addressing his confrontation with Stephen A.Smith during a 113-109 win over the Knicks on March 6 for the first time.“He completely missed the whole point, James said.

“Never would I ever not allow people who talk about the sport to criticize players about what they do on the court.That is your job to criticize… That is all part of the game.

When you take it and get personal with it, it’s my job not only to protect my damn household but protect the players.I think a lot of the media, including him – and I know he’s going to be happy as hell when he hears me talking about him.

He’s going to get home and grab some ice cream out of the f—king freezer and sit In his chair in his tighty-whities on the couch.Relax, bro.”James, according to Smith, had an issue with comments the ESPN star had made about his son Bronny.“I am pleading with LeBron James as a father: stop this.

Stop this,” Smith said on Jan.29’s episode of “First Take” on ESPN. “We all know that Bronny James is in the NBA because of his dad.”Smith has since talked at length about the incident — on ESPN, on his YouTube show and in interviews with other outlets.“I turn around and he’s right here in my face and says, ‘Yo, you gotta stop talking s–t about my son [Bronny].

You gotta stop f–king with my son.That’s my son, that’s my son!’” Smith said in an interview on “Gil’s Arena” podcast.James mocked him for the number of times he’s discussed the incident.

“He’s like on a Taylor Swift tour run right now,” James said.“It started off with ‘I didn’t want to address it… but since the video came out I feel the need to address.’ You couldn’t wait till the video comes out so you can address it.”LeBron suffered a groin injury in the Lakers’ next game against the Celt...