‘This Man Is In His Feelings’: Stephen A. Smith Sends An Absolute Nuke At LeBron James To Continue Insane Beef

I never thought I’d see a rap-style beef in sports, but here we are…

After a wild Wednesday that saw ruthless exchanges between LeBron James and Stephen A. Smith, things once again escalated Thursday with Stephen A. going the hell off on “First Take” in a very long rant. (RELATED: LeBron James Makes Mockery Of Stephen A. Smith, Who Quickly Shoots Back With Fightin’ Words)

During so, Smith called out the self-proclaimed king for numerous things, with his biggest complaints being about LeBron’s pettiness and how he apparently holds a grudge against Smith because he doesn’t place LBJ over Micheal Jordan in terms of all-time rankings.

As far as the petty part, the latest example that Smith is referring to is LeBron taking to Instagram to post old footage of Smith boxing. This was after LeBron’s appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” and Stephen A’s rant on his podcast.

Yeah … that didn’t make Stephen A. happy.

“That’s how petty you’ve become,” questioned Smith. “You’re LeBron James. You’re that butt hurt over the things that I’m saying that you would post that video. When has LeBron James ever done something like that? But suddenly you’re doing that as it pertains to me. This man is in his feelings. I wonder why.

Could it be because I don’t believe you’re the GOAT? Because I’ll never believe you’re the GOAT? Because I have you number two at all-time. Do I have to have ESPN and First Take put up the ticker tape and say yo could you put that up there please. Great father. Great husband. Great philanthropist. Great businessman. Great director. Great producer. Great host. Great basketball player. Great leader.”

And the man just went on and on.

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.@stephenasmith responds to LeBron James’ recent comments ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/XBLfymlWrL

— First Take (@FirstTake) March 27, 2025

I’m not gonna lie … I’m liking this petty-rapper version of LeBron James. (LMAO)