During said tirade, Smith claimed James is lucky the fiery host never brought up "why you were not at Kobe Bryant's memorial service," or that "you did not attend Dwayne Wade's Hall of Fame induction when that man was directly responsible for you capturing a championship for the first time in your career."

In a new interview with Pat McAfee, LeBron James discussed how his relationship with Kobe Bryant evolved over the years

Stephen A. Smith continues descending to new lows in the middle of his feud with LeBron James. After milking his rivalry with James for all the attention he can, Smith kept fan interest alive in this tiff by crossing the line with some of his comments about LeBron on First Take yesterday.