Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant be damned — Paul Pierce thinks he’s the best pure scorer in NBA history. “I was probably the best pure scorer in the history of the game,” the longtime Celtic said Thursday on FS1’s “Speak” show. “I was pretty equipped.” Pierce made the head-turning comments during a segment … Read more
Stephen A. Smith still has some words for LeBron James after their courtside dispute in March. In case you thought there was a chance that the two could make up — that’s highly unlikely. “I don’t like him, and he don’t like me,” Smith said in Q&A with Rolling Stone’s Danyel Smith that was published … Read more
LeBron James said he never allowed his family to attend his games while playing in 10 NBA Finals unless it was a closeout situation. During the latest installment of his “Mind the Game” podcast, the Lakers star, who won four NBA titles in 22 seasons, explained that his wife, Savannah, and their three kids, Bronny, … Read more
Can working out on an empty stomach work for you? On a recent episode of the Mind the Game podcast, basketball legend LeBron James shared his daily training routine, revealing that he doesn’t eat a full meal until after his sweat session and well after noon. While the strategy is clearly effective for James — who … Read more
LeBron James revealed he will miss the 2025 Met Gala due to the knee injury he sustained in the Lakers’ season-ending loss to the Timberwolves in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series last Wednesday. The NBA’s all-time leading scorer, who is this year’s honorary chair, explained that his wife, Savannah James, will represent the … Read more
LeBron James and his wife Savannah had a private moment in the players’ tunnel after the Lakers’ season-ending loss to Timberwolves in Games 5 of their first-round playoff series Wednesday night. The couple kissed and shared a brief exchanged, but it was unclear what was said, as seen in a video on social media. Savannah, … Read more
LeBron James and Kevin Gates feuding wasn’t on many people’s bingo card for 2025. The Lakers’ superstar appeared to clap back at the rapper’s comments about his wife of 11 years, Savannah James, in a recent Instagram video. It all started when Gates said: “I don’t like the way Savannah looks at LeBron,” adding that … Read more
With the Stephen A. Smith and LeBron James drama dominating the sports news cycle this week, ESPN’s Michael Wilbon did not hold back on his thoughts surrounding it all. Wilbon, the “Pardon The Interruption” co-host, has been around both parties for a long time, but in an interview with OutKick, Wilbon expressed fatigue about the … Read more
Michelle Beadle couldn’t help but laugh over LeBron James and Stephen A. Smith feuding in the public eye. The former host of ESPN’s “NBA Countdown,” who previously had her own gripes with James, explained that the situation seems fake — especially after the Lakers star appeared on “The Pat McAfee Show” Wednesday to address it. … Read more
Shannon Sharpe wants Stephen A. Smith to “let it go” where his feud with LeBron James is concerned. During Wednesday’s installment of his “Night Cap” podcast, Sharpe encouraged Smith to move on after making the matter with James “personal” — just weeks after the Lakers superstar confronted the “First Take” host over comments he made … Read more
If Stephen A. Smith was looking to move past his now-infamous confrontation with Lakers star LeBron James, he didn’t do so on Wednesday’s edition of his self-titled podcast. After James went on “The Pat McAfee Show” and called out the ESPN talking head, Smith spent his entire show ripping James, saying at one point that … Read more
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 … Read more
Stephen A. Smith seemed to change his tune about Bronny James after the Lakers’ rookie had a career-high 17 points in garbage time of a 118-89 loss to the Bucks on Thursday. During “First Take” on Friday, the ESPN personality, who said he was “very impressed” by Bronny, sent a message to LeBron James following … Read more
Stephen A. Smith made things personal and stepped out of bounds as a sports commentator in his feud with LeBron James, according to FS1 analyst Ric Bucher. During an appearance Tuesday on “The Doug Gottlieb Show,” Bucher explained Smith took things too far when he addressed James, 40, on “First Take” in January and begged … Read more
Stephen A. Smith already addressed the viral incident between him and LeBron James. But Smith had more to expound on — and he’s still not happy about it. The ESPN “First Take” panelist appeared on “Gil’s Arena” on Tuesday and the nearly two-and-half-hour show delved into the incident that occurred during the Lakers-Knicks game on … Read more
LeBron James is usually very careful about what he says on the court in front of cameras, but this time he was caught on a hot mic. While chopping it up with ESPN broadcaster and former teammate Richard Jefferson ahead of the Lakers’ loss to the Celtics on Saturday, the two began laughing about the … Read more
LeBron James isn’t the only one who seems to have an issue with how Stephen A. Smith has been talking about Bronny James. In a long diatribe on his show, “The Stephen A. Smith Show,” the sports media personality said Draymond Green was one of the athletes who have stopped talking to him “primarily because … Read more
Signs of the times: What does it tell us that LeBron James, one of the all-time greats — some argue the greatest in basketball history — makes for such a self-entitled, blind-to-facts compromise of the good senses that he has become impossible for thoughtful adults to root for? Further, why do thoughtful fans of what … Read more
Dave Portnoy called out Stephen A. Smith on Friday for using the “kid glove treatment” on LeBron James after the Lakers superstar confronted the ESPN personality Thursday at the conclusion of the team’s 113-109 home win over the Knicks. In a lengthy video posted to X, the Barstool Sports founder weighed in on the viral … Read more
Stephen A. Smith opened Friday morning’s “First Take” by addressing his now-viral interaction with LeBron James that transpired courtside during the Lakers’ home overtime 113-109 win over the Knicks Thursday night. Described as an “unexpected” confrontation, Smith, 57, spoke at length about what transpired, stressing the exchange was between him and a fellow father, not … Read more