Stephen A. Smith makes astonishing LeBron James punch claim after NBA star broke silence on courtside clash

Stephen A. Smith has sensationally claimed he would have punched LeBron James had the NBA star touched him during their recent courtside bust-up.

Cameras caught the ESPN personality and NBA star in a heated exchange of words during the Los Angeles Lakers’ matchup against Smith’s beloved New York Knicks on March 6. 

‘Had that man put his hands on me, I would have immediately swung on him. Immediately. That, I’m not going to tolerate,’ Smith said on his YouTube show on Wednesday.

The ESPN star admitted he ‘would have gotten my a** kicked’ had a fight broken out but he slammed James in another verbal attack. 

‘For the record, LeBron James is full of it. And in this particular instance – as it pertains to his son – he is a liar,’ Smith said.

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