WEBVTT - 🔥 Stephen A. Smith vs. LeBron James: The Verbal War Escalates! 🔥

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<v Speaker 1>Stephen A Smith versus Lebron James. You gotta pick a side,

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<v Speaker 1>But the real winner is not who you think it is.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna tell you who it is and what's really

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<v Speaker 1>going on behind the scenes here on the Unafraid Show.

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<v Speaker 1>Make sure that you like, subscribe, get notifications, and tell

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<v Speaker 2>Let's get to it.

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<v Speaker 1>For over a week now, stephen A Smith and Lebron

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<v Speaker 1>James have been going at it and people have picked Usie, Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>it's Lebron being too sensitive, steven A Smith's being too sensitive.

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<v Speaker 2>But I'm gonna tell you who it is.

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<v Speaker 1>ESPN is the only winner in this situation because they

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<v Speaker 1>just paid stephen A. Smith a boot pool load of

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<v Speaker 1>money some speculate up to one hundred million dollars and

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<v Speaker 1>on a night when Lebron hit the game winner, you

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<v Speaker 1>are in a playoff run in the NBA. Great players

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<v Speaker 1>doing great things. We're talking about steven A. Smith and

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<v Speaker 1>Pat McAfee and this the whole network. Brian winhors everybody else.

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<v Speaker 1>ESPN is like yes, ratings gold, So they are the

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<v Speaker 1>biggest winner in this situation. But the question is who's

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<v Speaker 1>at fault? And you know who's the person to blame.

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<v Speaker 1>So if you're not familiar with what happened. Obviously a

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<v Speaker 1>few weeks months ago, Steven A. Smith goes on First

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<v Speaker 1>Take and he pleads with Lebron Lebron as a father,

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<v Speaker 1>as a.

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<v Speaker 2>Father, you can't keep sending your son out there. And

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<v Speaker 2>as a man who's very, very protective of maturans, if

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<v Speaker 2>you come at me like that, the insinuation is, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know what I'm doing as a daddy. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know what I'm doing as a father.

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<v Speaker 1>And by all accounts now, mind, I have had the

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<v Speaker 1>personal privilege of watching Lebron James up close and personal,

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<v Speaker 1>Savannah up close and personal for like five years because

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<v Speaker 1>my kids and his kids went to the same school,

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<v Speaker 1>so had the privilege of seeing them up there, how

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<v Speaker 1>they interact with the faculty, how they interact with everybody.

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<v Speaker 1>And the dude is absolute gold in terms of how

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<v Speaker 1>he's acting as a parent. He's not trying to stampede

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<v Speaker 1>the coach, not trying to do none of that stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>So as a dad, I.

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<v Speaker 1>Would be hot if you came at me like that,

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<v Speaker 1>like I'm doing something wrong to my kid. When there's

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<v Speaker 1>all this nepotism out in the world and my kid

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<v Speaker 1>I believe is actually talented, because every parent believes that

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<v Speaker 1>their kid is special, talented and everything else.

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<v Speaker 2>And Bronnie started to prove it even for all you haters.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh look at them moving the gold post box score,

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<v Speaker 2>box score, box score, look at the BLUs minus honest stuff. Right.

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<v Speaker 1>But here is where Steven A. Smith has won because

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<v Speaker 1>he got to avenge. He got to avenge his boy,

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<v Speaker 1>Skip Bayless. By that, so Skip Bayless spent you know,

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen years banging on the Lebron drum just oh he's

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<v Speaker 1>not the go, don't have the clutch, gen and everything else.

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<v Speaker 2>Lebron just refused to respond to him. So now Stephen A.

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<v Speaker 1>Smith got what nobody has really gotten from Lebron James

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of like direct shot. He got a response.

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<v Speaker 1>So now that magnifies everything that Stephen A. Smith says.

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<v Speaker 2>So Stephen A. Smith is winning in that aspect.

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<v Speaker 1>He's proving his worth in terms of drumming up content,

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<v Speaker 1>drumming up interest in what he has to say about whatever,

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<v Speaker 1>whether it's politics, whether it's sports.

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<v Speaker 2>Anything like that. The man's engaging. You cannot say he's

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<v Speaker 2>not good at his job.

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<v Speaker 1>And also on a side note for all you people

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<v Speaker 1>that be like, oh he's a clowns.

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<v Speaker 2>No, no, no, Steven A. Smith has put a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of folks on.

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<v Speaker 1>He is not a guy who just hoards his fame

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<v Speaker 1>and opportunity and all of that. No, he's a guy

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<v Speaker 1>who tries to consistently help other people raise up. Now

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<v Speaker 1>with that, that does not mean that he's not being

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<v Speaker 1>Ralph Transmitt right now, I want a man.

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<v Speaker 2>With sid steevity. Right now. Stephen A.

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<v Speaker 1>Smith is taking himself way too seriously because this is

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<v Speaker 1>the first time that he has been the butt of jokes.

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<v Speaker 1>He spent years and times on television being hypercritical of players.

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<v Speaker 1>Look at the Kwame Brown situation. Oh he's a bump,

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<v Speaker 1>small hands, not one post move that he can recite

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<v Speaker 1>from memory two times.

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<v Speaker 2>In a row. That whole thing. It ain't no fun

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<v Speaker 2>when the rabbit got the gun. So yes, stephen A.

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<v Speaker 1>Smith, you could have just took the l right, and

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<v Speaker 1>then people actually have manipulated something else that Stephen A said.

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<v Speaker 1>And this one got banged out yesterday. This one got

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<v Speaker 1>circulated yesterday. So before y'all say, but I know y'all

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<v Speaker 1>want to say, I caught myself. So here is what

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<v Speaker 1>the clip that circulated yesterday was that man put his

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<v Speaker 1>hands on me, I would have immediately swung on them immediately.

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<v Speaker 1>So he was like, yo, if he's come at me,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm swinging at him. You're like, are you sure? But

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<v Speaker 1>prior to that, to his credit, he did say I'll

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<v Speaker 1>probably get my ass what by six eight two hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and fifty pounds man? So that clip hits a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit different and people aren't sharing that because it's funny

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<v Speaker 1>and the internet has no chill and black folks got

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<v Speaker 1>no chill on the internet. They are gonna make jokes

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<v Speaker 1>out of everything. And then Lebron did the ultimate middle

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<v Speaker 1>finger back. Because Lebron don't really do interviews. He don't

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<v Speaker 1>sign cards like he hasn't had a what a signed

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<v Speaker 1>card until recently, since like twenty fourteen. He don't do

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<v Speaker 1>card deals like that, sign deals, don't do none of

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<v Speaker 1>the stuff that people would traditionally do. Access to Lebron

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<v Speaker 1>for interviews is very very difficult, and Lebron is like cool.

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<v Speaker 1>He went on a New Heights podcast, then he went

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<v Speaker 1>on then he went on Pat McAfee yesterday, and there

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<v Speaker 1>is famous beef between Pat McAfee and Steven A.

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<v Speaker 2>Smith.

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<v Speaker 1>There's work beef about who's the top dog at ESPN,

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<v Speaker 1>So that's kind of a slap in the face of

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<v Speaker 1>And he didn't just come on for five minutes, ten

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<v Speaker 1>minutes like bro was on for like an hour. So

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<v Speaker 1>that was a slap in the face of Stephen A.

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<v Speaker 1>And this is where I say Steven A. Smiths taking

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<v Speaker 1>himself way too seriously right now, because at some point

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<v Speaker 1>in time.

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<v Speaker 2>You gotta just laugh at yourself.

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<v Speaker 1>Listen when the clips were circulating about the boxing and

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<v Speaker 1>then people were laughing, it's okay.

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<v Speaker 2>Because look at this.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know how we can look at that as

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<v Speaker 1>anything but comedy and hilarious because it don't look like

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<v Speaker 1>you could fight it all coupled with.

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<v Speaker 2>What it said.

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<v Speaker 1>So this is where sometimes you gotta let stuff roll

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<v Speaker 1>off your back. And he's a veteran, he knows that

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<v Speaker 1>people clipped it that way on purpose. And then he

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<v Speaker 1>fell literally into the sinkhole. And then after Lebron confronted

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<v Speaker 1>him at the game, then he went on the Press Store,

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<v Speaker 1>went on Gilbert Show, went on other shows, talking.

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<v Speaker 2>Big and bad and you know, like that ain't it, man,

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<v Speaker 2>That is not it.

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<v Speaker 1>And the fact that we have two of our most

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<v Speaker 1>prominent black figures out here beefing on the media.

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<v Speaker 2>Then you got Kendrick Perkins adding into it, this.

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<v Speaker 1>Ain't it and it is petty, and it has turned petty,

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<v Speaker 1>and it has turned more than personal.

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<v Speaker 2>And this is and this actually has led to Stephen A.

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<v Speaker 1>Smith saying something today that he had to retract that

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<v Speaker 1>was a flat out lie. And this is a debate

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<v Speaker 1>that I've had with people before. If you know something

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<v Speaker 1>is true and then you say the opposite, that's a lie.

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<v Speaker 1>If you are ignorant of information and you say something,

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<v Speaker 1>is that a lie?

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<v Speaker 2>You guys comming.

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<v Speaker 1>Down and is that a lie? Or is that I

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<v Speaker 1>just didn't know what the hell I was talking about?

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<v Speaker 1>So what happened today is Steven A. Smith he got

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<v Speaker 1>up on there and he said, oh, well, I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>even I haven't even talked about why you weren't at

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<v Speaker 1>Kobe's memorial or why you weren't at d Wade's Hall

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<v Speaker 1>of Fame thing. And I'm like, I know for a

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<v Speaker 1>fact it has been verified by the La Times, Entertainment Tonight,

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<v Speaker 1>other outlets that lebron was absolutely at Kobe's memorial after

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<v Speaker 1>he passed away. And look at Diana Tarassi, and here's

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<v Speaker 1>what she had to say. Does this look like a

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<v Speaker 1>man who's not at the.

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<v Speaker 3>Building, I mean, who has a turner rate fadeaway jumper

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<v Speaker 3>at eleven Lebron barely got it today.

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<v Speaker 2>No, that looks like a man that she's pointing at

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<v Speaker 2>because she sees him. And then Stephen A.

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<v Speaker 1>Smith realized because the fact checkers got him and he

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<v Speaker 1>was on air, and he says, oh, yo, I wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>saying that he wasn't there. I was saying that he

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't on camera. And there's a reason for that.

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<v Speaker 2>Man.

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<v Speaker 1>You should have just got up on camera, taking yourself

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<v Speaker 1>too seriously and said listen, I messed up. I said

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<v Speaker 1>something wrong. I screwed up. That wasn't true. That's the

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<v Speaker 1>part that we gotta get to. And this is the

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<v Speaker 1>part where we have lost it in politics. We've lost

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<v Speaker 1>it in relationships, We've lost it in everything. When you

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<v Speaker 1>know the truth or you know you screwed something up,

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<v Speaker 1>just say, hey, yo, I blew it.

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<v Speaker 2>I was one hundred percent wrong. I thought this and

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<v Speaker 2>I was wrong.

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<v Speaker 1>But instead they try to spend it, try to make

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<v Speaker 1>it be something else, when all that's gonna do is unravel.

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<v Speaker 1>It's gonna unravel and cause more issues for you. And

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<v Speaker 1>then you got Lebron James airing out. Oh sorry, steven A.

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<v Speaker 2>Smithtoma.

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<v Speaker 1>When you retired, Let's see how much I talk about you.

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<v Speaker 1>Then you won't matter much, I promise you. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>he might. Michael Jordan is still mattered, Kobe is still mattered.

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<v Speaker 1>The all time greats, Magic Johnson is still mattered. The

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<v Speaker 1>all time greats still matter. Like the the top three, one, two, three, four,

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<v Speaker 1>five guys always matter. So yes, you're still gonna talk

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<v Speaker 1>about them no matter what. But here is where Lebron

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<v Speaker 1>James was dead wrong. He was one one hundred percent

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<v Speaker 1>wrong on the Pat McAfee show for the way he

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<v Speaker 1>kind of talked about Brian went Windhorse, because Brian Windhorst

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<v Speaker 1>has essentially had to dedicate his life to following Lebron

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<v Speaker 1>around since he went to Cleveland and Miami then out

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<v Speaker 1>to La getting scoops and everything else. And at one

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<v Speaker 1>point in time, Bron said that he's probably the guy

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<v Speaker 1>that knows him the most in the media, and then

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<v Speaker 1>to kind of take a shot at Brian Winhurst. I

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<v Speaker 1>think Bron got caught up in a moment and that

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't cool because I guarant damn t you that Brian

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<v Speaker 1>Winhorse has kept some secrets, not even necessarily like nefarious stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm saying like stuff that went on in the locker room,

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<v Speaker 1>stuff that was sad, stuff that Lebron did anything that

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<v Speaker 1>would have painted him in an unfavorable light. And Brian

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<v Speaker 1>Windhorst was like, nah, I'm not gonna say that I

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<v Speaker 1>will protect the access. I'm going to say it up

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<v Speaker 1>to a line and then we gonna chill there. So

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't think that that was cool. And then Kendrick Perkins,

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<v Speaker 1>who I just saw my daughter's birthday at Fixing Soul

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<v Speaker 1>Kitchen down there in La. Shout out Kevin Johnson, former

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<v Speaker 1>NBA player, former governor of Marrisach, Sacramento, owns fantastic soul

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<v Speaker 1>food spot. Amazing if you go to sac or La,

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<v Speaker 1>absolutely go. But anyways, he took a shot at Lebron.

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<v Speaker 1>He was like, why didn't you go on you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Channing Fry's podcast or this guy's podcast. Oh, but you

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<v Speaker 1>went on with with Steve Nash and you went on

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<v Speaker 1>with JJ Reddick, like kind of trying to imply that Lebron, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>he's caping for the white man, when in reality is

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<v Speaker 1>like the there's a portion of the white populace that

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<v Speaker 1>don't like Lebron at all. He's never been caping for anybody.

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<v Speaker 1>He's been trying to do his best at at trying

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<v Speaker 1>to spread spread whatever are his passions out in the world. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>has he made some missteps, Yes, nobody's purtracked, but the

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<v Speaker 1>intent has been good. But now this has turned into

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<v Speaker 1>like super personal and we've gotten to a point where,

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<v Speaker 1>like our sports media personalities have gotten so big that

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<v Speaker 1>instead that you know that it becomes more about being right,

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<v Speaker 1>because you got to say it with force. You gotta

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<v Speaker 1>say it with conviction, you gotta say it with passion,

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<v Speaker 1>you gotta say it. That's what they teach you. So

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<v Speaker 1>where's the human side of this? And this is where

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<v Speaker 1>Lebron is wrong to like criticize me. Oh, how you

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<v Speaker 1>cover the NBA. Well, there's stuff that's broken in the NBA.

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<v Speaker 1>Players not playing hard all the time, the whistles, the

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<v Speaker 1>load management, the NBA is trying to reel it all

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<v Speaker 1>back in. It's okay, But for stephen A to take

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<v Speaker 1>a shot at that man's son, I'd have turned up

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<v Speaker 1>to well, why didn't George, George, George, why didn't he

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<v Speaker 1>approach him?

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<v Speaker 2>Man to man?

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<v Speaker 1>Well, just a few weeks prior what happened, prior to

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<v Speaker 1>the incident at the at the court, what I happened?

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<v Speaker 1>Stephen A went on TV and was like, Yo, Maverick

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<v Speaker 1>Carter and Lebron's can't hit me up about what I

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<v Speaker 1>said on TV?

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<v Speaker 2>Blah blah blah.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought this was a private conversation, fam, So now

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<v Speaker 1>ain't no point in reaching reaching out to you. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna pull up on you and have a conversation. That's

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<v Speaker 1>all I got for you. And if you come at

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<v Speaker 1>my family, you've gone too far. But who do you

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<v Speaker 1>believe is winning this beef? Who do you believe is

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<v Speaker 1>the is the is on the right side of things

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<v Speaker 1>because Lebron's getting the internet memes they're cooking stephen.

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<v Speaker 2>A on AI.

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<v Speaker 1>But here's the thing, don't take yourself too seriously, Lebron,

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<v Speaker 1>stephen A Smith, y'all gonna be in twenty years probably

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<v Speaker 1>doing doing an interview talking about this and making making

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<v Speaker 1>up because you can't come for a man's family. You

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<v Speaker 1>come for a man's family, you're gonna get roughed up.

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<v Speaker 1>Usually that's just the facts.