The long-standing tension between Stephen A. Smith and LeBron James recently escalated, culminating in a face-to-face confrontation between the two during a Los Angeles Lakers game

A recent interaction between LeBron James and Stephen A. Smith has given the latter plenty of material. Fans who noticed the heated exchange between Smith and James during a Lakers game may have wondered what was said between them.

These two are in the midst of an ongoing beef that blew up after James confronted Smith during a recent Lakers game. Apparently, the NBA 's all-time leading scorer had to call out Smith face-to-face -- and at a very public place -- for supposedly badmouthing his son, Bronny James .