Ep 900 | LeBron James & Stephen A. Smith Stage ‘Brawl for It All’ in Political Wrestling Match

Fearless with Jason Whitlock

Blaze Media

Sports News, Politics, News, Sports

4.8 • 8.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2025

⏱️ 133 minutes

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What started as a mild confrontation has now exploded into the biggest sports media story in the country. On today’s episode of "Fearless," Jason — later joined by Steve Kim — dives into the almost reality-TV-like drama unfolding between LeBron James and Stephen A. Smith. Lines are being drawn, and sports pundits are picking sides. Even Kendrick Perkins found himself blocked on social media by LeBron for siding with Stephen A. But here’s the real question: Does anyone actually care? At the end of the day, Stephen A. is paid to talk sports — not whine and moan like a reality show contestant. Act like a professional and do your job. Meanwhile, LeBron needs to stop feeling the need to defend Bronny from every single media critique. The kid is in the NBA now. He’s a grown man. He can handle himself. This whole saga gives off one major impression — LeBron is insecure. If you can’t be criticized, are you really the king? When sports media spends an entire week covering this instead of actual games, it raises another question: What does this say about the state of basketball in America? We break it all down — right here on "Fearless." Don’t miss it! Today's Sponsors: Relief Factor With Relief Factor, you’ll feel better every day, and you’ll live better every day. Get their 3-Week QuickStart for only $19.95 – that’s less than a dollar a day. Call 1-800-4-Relief Or Visit https://ReliefFactor.com Real Estate Agents I Trust Real Estate Agents I Trust connects you with the top-performing real estate agents in your local area. They'll find you an expert who understands today's crazy housing market and will lead you every step of the way. Visit https://www.realestateagentsitrust.com to find an agent you can count on! Frontier 2 Go to https://BlazeUnlimited.com/fearless RIGHT NOW and use promo code Blaze500 to get $40 off your subscription. This isn’t just about reading Frontier. It’s about living it. So don’t wait—get in on this NOW, before it’s too late! Fearless Army Roll Call 3.0 Roll Call 3.0 continues the mission of men encouraging each other to pursue holiness and the execution of The Great Commission (Matthew 28: 19-20) by seeking alliance and fellowship with men who share our faith, values and commitment to obey our Lord and Savior. Join hundreds of like-minded men in Nashville on May 2nd-3rd for this important conference. Lunch will be included. Tickets are available right now at https://www.fearlessrollcall.com. SHOW OUTLINE 18:58 Stephen A and Lebron James' Beef Shocks the Sports Media World We want to hear from the Fearless Army!! Join the conversation in the show chat, leave a comment or email Jason at [email protected] Want more Fearless content? Subscribe to Jason Whitlock Harmony for a biblical perspective on everyday issues at https://www.youtube.com/@JasonWhitlockHarmony Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:59.4	Okay. Welcome, Welcome to Fearless with Jason Whitlock. I am Jason Whitlock, your host. Happy Friday and boy, have you come to the right place today.
1:11.6	I don't know how long this will take, but I have a lot to say and to get through today. This Stephen A. Smith, LeBron James feud is bigger than most of us can imagine.
1:22.6	And I'm going to take the time to try to pull together everything we've seen in the past,
1:28.9	all the narratives and the discussions we've had in the past to try to get you to understand
1:34.5	how did we get here where the biggest story in sports is the biggest star in sports,
1:43.2	other than Caitlin Clark, LeBron James, and a feud with Stephen A. Smith,
1:52.3	the highest profile member of the sports media. We have a feud between LeBron James and Stephen A. Smith, and that is dominating the sports
2:07.2	conversation. We're in the midst of the NCAA tournament. And the biggest thing going on in
2:14.9	sports is a feud between Lebrron James and Stephen A. Smith.
2:20.3	Lakers and the Bulls last night had an incredible, one of the greatest finishes in NBA history,
2:28.3	something that put a smile on your face about the NBA and made me at least halfway interested in the NBA.
2:37.7	But the biggest story in all of sports is a feud between LeBron James and Stephen A. Smith.
2:46.5	And these guys going back and forth at each other on different ESPN platforms, Pat McAfee's show
2:52.8	first take, Stephen A. Smith's own podcast. How did we get here? This is not Keith Oberman
3:03.4	and Dan Patrick hosting Sports Center. This isn't Stuart Scott doing some rap impersonation while unpacking sports highlights.
3:14.9	This isn't Mitch Album or Mike Lupica or Bob Bryan writing columns in the Boston Globe,
3:27.8	the Detroit Free Press, the New York Daily News,
3:30.1	and then talking about it on the sports reporters on ESPN on a Sunday morning.
3:36.6	This isn't Tony Kornheiser and Mike Wilbon writing for the Washington Post and debating sports on ESPN.
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