Yahoo Sports· 44m ago· 1 min read
It’s no secret that ESPN host Stephen A. Smith and NBA star LeBron James don’t get along.
On Monday, Smith defended James after President Donald Trump called James “racist” last week when taking questions from reporters.
This, even for a hot take machine like Smith, was “beyond the pale.”
“It’s embarrassing,” Smith said in a video posted on YouTube . “You’re the commander-in-chief, you’re the president of the United States, and you’re going to come out and you’re going to call this black man, who’s universally recognized one of the greatest athletes who have ever lived, who has been an upstanding citizen, somebody I don’t get along with, and I’m still willing to concede he’s great.”
Smith argued that Trump is resorting to calling James racist simply because James has never supported Trump politically.
James endorsed Hillary Clinton in 2016, Joe Biden in 2020, and Kamala Harris in…
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