Additionally, James missed Wade's HOF induction as it occurred two weeks after his son Bronny James suffered cardiac arrest, and Stephen A. Smith would probably know that because he was one of the many who offered condolences to the athlete after it happened.

After their initial altercation during a Knicks-Lakers game on March 6, Smith took things to another level on Thursday when he called out James for allegedly not being at Lakers legend Kobe Bryant’s memorial service in 2020 after his death in an effort to seemingly criticize James’ character.