But in a recent clip game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Knicks, that line was crossed by megastar LeBron James when he confronted ESPN star Stephen A. Smith over comments the veteran media personality made about LBJ's son and current Lakers guard Bronny James.

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LeBron James had a viral confrontation with Stephen A. Smith last week in defense of his son, and since then, a plethora of sports fans, pundits, and fellow players weighed in with their takes. Dwyane Wade reunited with Carmelo Anthony on the latter’s podcast,

Bron, I’ve never seen him as happy as he looks playing the game right now. They’re a lockdown defensive team right now,

T he exchange between ESPN's Stephen A. Smith and NBA superstar LeBron James was ignited over comments regarding LeBron’s son, Bronny James. The controversy initially began when

Taking over NBA headlines over the past week has been the verbal confrontation between Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith. Former Oklahoma City Thunder forward Gordon Hayward made a guest appearance on Run It Back with Michelle Beadle and called out James for the way he confronted Smith.

Dwyane Wade doesn’t have a single issue with the way LeBron James publicly beefed with Stephen A. Smith last week … in fact, he tells TMZ Sports he would have done the exact same thing

LeBron James called attention to himself when he angrily confronted Stephen A. Smith during a game last week, and one former NBA star does not agree with the way the situation was handled.

LeBron James probably regrets confronting Stephen A. Smith. Last week, James walked up to Smith to yell at him about criticizing his son Bronny James.

Stephen A. Smith thought LeBron James confronting him face-to-face was a weak move, but he has always welcomed players doing it in the past.