Stephen A. Smith has apologised to LeBron James for saying “the Clippers going to bust their a– tomorrow night” on Tuesday.
After he made the feedback, James outscored the Clippers 19-16 within the fourth quarter to lead the Lakers to victory regardless of being down by as a lot as 21 factors.
Now, Stephen A. says it’s time for him to “stand down”.
Is @stephenasmith APOLOGIZING to LeBron? 👀 pic.twitter.com/IY7WyiiiTQ
— First Take (@FirstTake) February 29, 2024
“I owe LeBron James an apology, I just do,” Smith said on First Take. “LeBron James was sensational. To watch him in that fourth quarter, to watch him drilling these three’s, to know he’s in his twenty first season, he’s 39 years of age.
“… I have to stand down, and I have to say on national television … his greatness was so sublime, so spectacular, I have to sit up there and pay homage and give major, major props to the one and only LeBron James … I apologize, LeBron James, I apologize ’cause Lord have mercy, he was something special last night.”
It’s been an unimaginable season from LeBron, who’s averaging 25.2 factors, 7.1 rebounds and seven.9 assists per sport in his twenty first season.
James has already scored extra factors in his twenty first season than each different participant mixed.
The solely drawback, after all, is that there Lakers are nonetheless moderately underwhelming for essentially the most half.
The workforce is at the moment sitting at 32-28 and didn’t make any trades on the deadline, regardless of LeBron not-so-subtly making use of fixed stress for them to accomplish that.
The Lakers will return to the courtroom tomorrow once they face the Washington Wizards at dwelling, earlier than persevering with their dwelling stand with a sport in opposition to the Denver Nuggets on Saturday.
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