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Stephen A. Smith on courtside moment with LeBron James: 'That wasn't a basketball player confronting me. That was a parent, that was a father'

ESPN talking head Stephen A. Smith addressed his exchange with LeBron James that took place before the Los Angeles Lakers' OT win against the New York Knicks in L.A. on Thursday night.

What many viewed as a conversation, Smith described on Friday's "First Take" as a "confrontation" with James, who was upset over comments made about his son, Bronny.

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The interaction was brief and it appeared that James told Smith to "keep my son out of this s***, bro.