Stephan A. Smith and Los Angeles Lakers guard Stephen A. Smith have been going back and forth since a confrontation between the two when the Lakers faced the Knicks. James called out Smith for his comments about former USC Trojans guard Bronny James.

LeBron James apparently wasn't done with the Stephen A. Smith issue over his son Bronny that he brought up to the well-paid ESPN personality that Smith had to respond to the next day on First Take.

Stephen A. Smith has provided a very detailed account of his recent icy encounter with Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James over allegedly negative commentary about Bronny James. Speaking with the Underdog show Gil's Arena starring NBA vet Gilbert Arenas,

The Los Angeles Lakers will be without their superstar forward, LeBron James, for the next week or two. At least, that is the expectation for the 40-year-old.

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As we enter the final stretch of the NBA regular season, the Los Angeles Lakers are dealing with an injury to LeBron James. During the primetime clash against the Boston Celtics on Saturday, James exited the game with a groin injury in the fourth quarter.