Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith escalated their war of words that began earlier this month when James confronted Smith during a Lakers game over Smith’s coverage of his son.

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.