+1000 underdog Stephen A. Smith brutally trolled for claiming to ‘swing’ on LeBron James: “Losing his mind”

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James called out Stephen A. Smith for his role in creating a negative narrative surrounding him.

+1000 underdog Stephen A. Smith brutally trolled for claiming to ‘swing’ on LeBron James: “Losing his mind”

Stephen A. Smith and Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James

Stephen A. Smith stopped the discourse surrounding LeBron James confronting him after a lengthy tirade on several platforms. In all that time, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar has kept quiet and did not even post anything on social media.

During Smith’s tirade on all of those platforms, he continuously called out James for being weak to confront him publicly. He believed the Lakers superstar could have addressed the issue privately. Instead, making it public proved to Smith that James was weak.

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When the 57-year-old analyst was saying all of this and more, fans pointed out that he was talking tough when LeBron James was not in front of him. Now that he was in his own secure space, he is opening his mouth, but at the time of the confrontation, he did not say a word. Now Smith responds to that.

If that man would’ve put his hands on me. I would’ve immediately swung on him. Immediately.

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This was after the Los Angeles Lakers superstar’s interview with The Pat McAfee Show. There he suggested Stephen A. Smith was on a Taylor Swift like tour, trying to defend his side. This seems to have ticked the ESPN analyst off and he came out swinging.

The recently extended executive producer reiterated that had he responded during that confrontation, it could have made it worse. That is why he refrained from saying anything. It was a public environment, and he tried to keep it civil.

Fans call cap on Stephen A. Smith’s claims

When the trailer for this particular interview came out, fans were hooked as they knew they would listen to LeBron James speak candidly. The Pat McAfee Show is not governed by FCC rules, therefore, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar could be as candid as possible.

Now that he openly called out the media and what he believes led to this negative discourse, it seems he has ticked off a lot of people. Fans believe now Stephen A. Smith is trying to act tough. They also believe he will say the most bizarre things to save his face. Check out examples of those reactions below.

Fans know LeBron James has revealed all the situations that led to why the media painted him in a negative light. They also know that now since those revelations were coming out, the older veterans are scampering to save face. Therefore, it is likely that this discourse will run for a while.

LeBron James betting favorite in boxing bout against Stephen A. Smith

As soon as the episode of The Pat McAfee Show streamed online, it went viral for all the right or wrong reasons. This laying hands on each other conversation Stephen A. Smith started though, quickly caught fire.

Bovada Sportsbook, one of the largest betting aggregators in Las Vegas saw a spike when fans wanted to bet on a potential boxing match. On one side was LeBron James, and on the other side will be the ESPN analyst.

Bovada Sportsbook saw the odds tilting heavily in favor of the Los Angeles Lakers superstar with -5000. On the other hand, Smith was a +1000 underdog. This means fans who are betting on a potential boxing match easily have James winning.