HerbertElayda I’ve watched LeBron since I was young and live in Ohio and I don’t remember this interview. Not everyone watches every single thing that’s on ESPN sorry bud
Nah a couple years after this skip and Stephen disrespected lebron when none of them put him in their top 10 players in the league at the time . I think it was the year he lost to Orlando with the cavs or the year he lost to dirk with miami
I really feel bad for how horrible the teams he had to carry. It’s insane how bad the cavs franchise was. Couldn’t even surround him with anyone good. Blows my mind. He’s so great
@@manofaith75 Nice joke. Lebron james cavs got smoked by dwight howard magic that got destroyed by Kobe bryant lakers. 16 -6 Lebron vs Kobe -OK. Kobe best teammates were pau gasol and lamar odom. Lebron best teammates -Dwyane wade, kyrie irving, chris bosh, kevin love, ray allen. 😂😂.If Kobe bryant had teammates lebron had it would have been reverse (6-16 ) I know that kawhi vs lebron 9-3 in regular season and 7-5 in playoffs. -OK 😂😂I don't think kawhi is a better player than lebron. I'm a kawhi fan. Please explain this bronsexual.😂😂
@Michael '1st round exit' Jordan It would have been 3-7 finals record 😂😂Not 1,Not2, ....7 finals losses 😂😂Mr bronsexual. Nice profile name . MJ is living free rental in your head right 😂😂
@@manofaith75 Lol please, Orlando beat Cleveland that year decisively in the conference finals then Lakers absolutely killed Orlando in the finals. So what makes you think Cavs would have beat LA?
@@bendover3653 "styles make fights'; do you know what that means? Get a clue bruh. The magic was a bad match-up for the Cavs but Kobe and the lakers were always a good match-up for Leb'ron and his teams. Learn the intricate details of match-ups in sports before you give an irresponsible take.
Grady McKinney exactly. Michael Jordan is still the goat in my opinion but he didn’t last like Lebron did and continue to play at the same level. Lebron hit his prime at 18 and it still hasn’t ended.
I want to inspire kids not only in America but everywhere to love the game of basketball, well we have one named Luka you inspired and he made it to the league
It's weird lbj hasn't changed, the public changed on him, only bc he left Cleveland listen to this interview his words are the same THEN and NOW!!!! Wakeup ppl this brother has stayed true to his words, w/o any off the court incidents..We're hating on the wrong guy!!!
You also heard the man who drafted Kobe, AND the coach he eon title's with, Jerry and Phil, say Lebron was the best player this SAME YEAR. Lebron's MVP in 09' was miles ahead of Kobe's in 08', but we know y'all like to rewrite history. Kobe's own COACH said Lebron was better. Google it, if you forgot.
Taj Ferrell and Jerry West apologies for saying that and took those words back when Kobe won the title in 09 in another interview. He said kobe still the best player. And phil never said that goofy
Personally I don’t think Jordan in his prime by himself could of carried the ‘07 Cavs to the finals. That feat alone made Lebron a top 5 player of all time lol
Thank you!!! People kill me with this Jordan comparison as if Jordan had a shitty roster of starters on his team. Jordan had no excuse not to win those titles with not only the talent he had surrounding him, but also when Detroit Pistons was no long a roadblock for them. In 2007 like you said, he literally carried that Cleveland team!!! People are delirious if they think Jordan would have stayed with Chicago if people like Kerr, Kukoch, Grant, Pippen, etc wasn't pulling their weight.
Jordan in his prime definitely could’ve dragged that team through to the finals, wouldn’t win it lol but it wasn’t exactly like that was a stacked east
3:53 I like how he mentions Wade and Bosh casually as 2010 feee a gents and those are the guys he teamed up with! Makes me feel like those three were planning it for a while
'IM 25..me still being young and having a lot of years of my nba career'..and now he is 35 and probably has 4 years at most..one day we will look back and regret for the times we did not appreciate how great he really is and realise that there will never be another lebron james
@@sethu2356 It might have something to do with how he drags LeBrons name and other athletes names in the dirt As a media outlet that influences a lot of casual fans minds people like SAS should be held accountable
@@BluesGetOrigin No thats not it LeBron stoped speaking to Stephen A after he roasted him after his 2011 finals performance against Dallas. Lol dude can really hold a grudge.
He really was put into that GOAT conversation from a young age. The narrative is still going. The Olympics IMO is what confirmed that he was going to unite forces with Wade and Bosh.
I feel sorry for Lebron. He's had to carry terrible teams to finals every year, and people still say 'Oh Jordan would have won those finals. Jordan never lost. Jordan never joined a superteam. Lebron will never be as good as MJ. Jordan never choked.' Like chill, don't you think Lebron doesn't want to be MJ? If you carry those bad teams, you deserve to join the heat. Most scrutinized athlete of all time. No one has had to carry those burdens.
There’s something about his voice here that kind of makes him sound similar to Jordan at least early on in this video (haven’t watched it all the way through yet) Edit: 0:38 “plays” 1:02
Born and raised in Cleveland and one of the biggest LBJ fans ever and i have never seen this video. Always wondered why Lbj has never done an interview with SAS...🤷♂️
LeBron doesn't like to be criticized. Stephen A didn't just throw Bron in the top 5 as quickly as everyone else because he wanted Bron to prove himself. But Bron is so insecure that he refused to talk to him again
What Lebron really had in mind: "Cleveland is fucking trash Stephen A! For fucks sake I had Mo Williams and Drew Gooden as my best backup and ya''ll expect me to carry those bums to a championship?"
This man been to like 9 Finals. People really need to stfu with the disrespect. Lebron gets hate and criticism but Jerry West gets the logo for only one Ring with Wilt. 😂And Lebrons run up to now is even better. It’s really Kinda crazy.
Stephen A. went in on him after the dallas 2011 series. It was a little deeper than he just didn't play well. He was taking personal shots at him and Lebron didn't like it. After that they don't really have a relationship.
ESPN digging in the crates since Coronavirus😂 I have never seen this interview ever
Me neither would have remembered 20 pounds.
hahaha NBA bandwagons 😂 or either you were born in the 2010s 😂
HerbertElayda I’ve watched LeBron since I was young and live in Ohio and I don’t remember this interview. Not everyone watches every single thing that’s on ESPN sorry bud
The Musik Globe 😂😂
@@elayda93 bro grow up
Crazy how mature he was at 23 years old
He looks 30
@@lesibanammatli178 yes mr. Lesbiana
Lesibana Mmatli no he don’t
CAPRICORN 🐐
He looked older too
I think this is the last time Stephen a smith spoke with lebron james
Nah, stephen a is too big time for never having talked to lebron again. I bet they talk every now and then
DoubleJayy What you mean? Stephen a smith knows All the players, their mom, their fathers. He speak everyday with them
@@HiChrisss lebron doesnt like him
Nah a couple years after this skip and Stephen disrespected lebron when none of them put him in their top 10 players in the league at the time . I think it was the year he lost to Orlando with the cavs or the year he lost to dirk with miami
@@HiChrisss Bron is to big for Stephen A
12 years flew by. And he still playing like its 2008 ... well almost lol
He's better in a lot of ways actually.
2008-09 was his best season for sure but this has been one of his better ones too
@@sairamesh5521 haha you're on drugs, 2012-2013 peak
He shootin high at 3-point land
@@yogisingh13 that 2018 run was pretty crazy too tho
I really feel bad for how horrible the teams he had to carry. It’s insane how bad the cavs franchise was. Couldn’t even surround him with anyone good. Blows my mind. He’s so great
Lol and look at all the hall of fame players every since one where in better position than LeBron
Preach man!
I agree but come on... no one wants to live in Cleveland!🤣🤣
adam Ispahany imagine if he was drafted to the lakers instead in 03 🤯🤯🤯
@@thechoosenone9847 they had the 24th pick...
His voice sounds different now. He’s a much better and more commanding public speaker now.
He’s the face of the nba has been since 2010
PostSniper- 2007*
Yea he was 24 now he 35
@@coleeason6007 ikr, it's called growing older
Dillon Dean be nice
Funny how soft spoken and somewhat humble Stephen A. Smith is here. Big contrast to today.
Don’t mistake debate-stephen A with interview-stephen A
He was more smooth and badass back in the 2000s
Stephen a will never get this interview again 🤣🤣
Right. Stephen "Buckdancin" A
Nobody does. LeBron Early in his career decided he wouldn't do interviews with anyone who might ask him a " tough " question.
10:32 WE NEVER HAD THAT FINAL!!!!!!!! LEBRON vs KOBE!!!!!! RIP MAMBA
odds are bron would have beaten him in the finals considering bron's record versus kobe in the regular season was 16-6 with better overall stats.
@@manofaith75 Nice joke. Lebron james cavs got smoked by dwight howard magic that got destroyed by Kobe bryant lakers. 16 -6 Lebron vs Kobe -OK. Kobe best teammates were pau gasol and lamar odom. Lebron best teammates -Dwyane wade, kyrie irving, chris bosh, kevin love, ray allen. 😂😂.If Kobe bryant had teammates lebron had it would have been reverse (6-16 ) I know that kawhi vs lebron 9-3 in regular season and 7-5 in playoffs. -OK 😂😂I don't think kawhi is a better player than lebron. I'm a kawhi fan. Please explain this bronsexual.😂😂
@Michael '1st round exit' Jordan It would have been 3-7 finals record 😂😂Not 1,Not2, ....7 finals losses 😂😂Mr bronsexual. Nice profile name . MJ is living free rental in your head right 😂😂
@@manofaith75 Lol please, Orlando beat Cleveland that year decisively in the conference finals then Lakers absolutely killed Orlando in the finals. So what makes you think Cavs would have beat LA?
@@bendover3653 "styles make fights'; do you know what that means? Get a clue bruh. The magic was a bad match-up for the Cavs but Kobe and the lakers were always a good match-up for Leb'ron and his teams. Learn the intricate details of match-ups in sports before you give an irresponsible take.
This interview was in 2009. Lebron vs Kobe in the finals was hyped up in 09
and in the interview bron said he was 25, in 2020 he's now 35 do the math.
2008-2009
He couldn’t even get passed dwight. The man been over rated his entire career.
@@AGIMJONES You don't know basketball
2 legends in their prime, thanks for the great upload
Nah prime in later years
One legend
I only see 1legend
Stephen a is a clown
Hate him or love him stepehn a is really a legend in the media
The first and last he ever sat down with lebron James..
exactly thats why any chance he gets stephen a takes shots at LeBron.
David Vice Bangura I didn’t even know he had this interview
Mark Warner no.
@@manofaith75 That's definitely not why lol
“It’s gonna be probably the biggest free agency in NBA history”
2019: allow us to introduce ourselves
Nope
Nah fam
Kyrie, KD, Kawhi, Kemba, pretty close
2010 had Bron, Wade, Bosh, Amar'e, Dirk, Pierce, Ray Allen, etc.. lol not even close
@@J972M Dirk pierce and Allen didn’t move teams. The other guys he named from the 2019 free agency all switched teams. 2019 free agency, not the class
Battle of the hairlines
That’s true
It’s a draw
😂😂
kool kreeps 🤣🤣🤣 chill
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍
The respect he had for Kobe ❣️
He looked 35 when he was 23😂😂
And playing like he 23 at 35 😂
Grady McKinney exactly. Michael Jordan is still the goat in my opinion but he didn’t last like Lebron did and continue to play at the same level. Lebron hit his prime at 18 and it still hasn’t ended.
Grady McKinney and that’s a fasho right on
GC Sports Cards Jordan won the MVP and NBA Finals at 35.
@@grantmc1983 MJ averaged 28 ppg at 35 years old and won the NBA title and he also averaged 20 ppg at 40 years old you must not watch NBA that long
Now LeBron won't even mention his name lol
Rightfully
Goat Man Goat Man why what happened?
@@rozshah4965 why rightfully, because Stephen A isn't afraid of disagreeing with lebron or saying he didn't play well
@@tufoinproductions L
@Joshua Johnson bronsexual
I want to inspire kids not only in America but everywhere to love the game of basketball, well we have one named Luka you inspired and he made it to the league
And became great, early
@fred 1 yep!! Lebron spoke his wish into existence ... Lebron / Luka
Michael '1st round exit' Jordan no
@Michael '1st round exit' Jordan Boy no, at least not now
2008 bron was scary athletic lol alot of his poster dunks come from this time frame
Rona turning ESPN into National History channel.
“Get another source”
Lol
Time Machine vibes
Stephen a smith always talking about “I just had a conversation with him” shut up this the only time you’ve talked to him😂
It's weird lbj hasn't changed, the public changed on him, only bc he left Cleveland listen to this interview his words are the same THEN and NOW!!!! Wakeup ppl this brother has stayed true to his words, w/o any off the court incidents..We're hating on the wrong guy!!!
Lebron said kobe is definitely the best. 💯💯 Y’all heard it! Lebron was the 2nd best player around this time.
You also heard the man who drafted Kobe, AND the coach he eon title's with, Jerry and Phil, say Lebron was the best player this SAME YEAR. Lebron's MVP in 09' was miles ahead of Kobe's in 08', but we know y'all like to rewrite history. Kobe's own COACH said Lebron was better. Google it, if you forgot.
Taj Ferrell and Jerry West apologies for saying that and took those words back when Kobe won the title in 09 in another interview. He said kobe still the best player. And phil never said that goofy
Personally I don’t think Jordan in his prime by himself could of carried the ‘07 Cavs to the finals. That feat alone made Lebron a top 5 player of all time lol
Thank you!!! People kill me with this Jordan comparison as if Jordan had a shitty roster of starters on his team. Jordan had no excuse not to win those titles with not only the talent he had surrounding him, but also when Detroit Pistons was no long a roadblock for them. In 2007 like you said, he literally carried that Cleveland team!!! People are delirious if they think Jordan would have stayed with Chicago if people like Kerr, Kukoch, Grant, Pippen, etc wasn't pulling their weight.
Facts
Jordan in his prime definitely could’ve dragged that team through to the finals, wouldn’t win it lol but it wasn’t exactly like that was a stacked east
3:53 I like how he mentions Wade and Bosh casually as 2010 feee a gents and those are the guys he teamed up with! Makes me feel like those three were planning it for a while
Melo said in an interview that all 4 of them were but he wanted the money so he signed a max contract with Denver while they signed 2 yr deals
'IM 25..me still being young and having a lot of years of my nba career'..and now he is 35 and probably has 4 years at most..one day we will look back and regret for the times we did not appreciate how great he really is and realise that there will never be another lebron james
Le' Bron : I'm taking my talents to Miami
Stephen a Smith: your wrong and here's why
Irshad Zamir 😂😂😂😂
12 years ago bro. He’s an MVP candidate now!
Stephen A. first and last interview with LeBron James. 😂
stephen a said now when he sees him bron is like hi and bye. n*gga dont like stephen a dont blame him.
Why do they have beef?
@@sethu2356 It might have something to do with how he drags LeBrons name and other athletes names in the dirt
As a media outlet that influences a lot of casual fans minds people like SAS should be held accountable
@@BluesGetOrigin No thats not it LeBron stoped speaking to Stephen A after he roasted him after his 2011 finals performance against Dallas. Lol dude can really hold a grudge.
@@bendover3653 No it really started when Lebron called one of Stephen A reports about him and kyrie fake. Then Stephen a just started hating on him
THE KING 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿👊🏽👊🏽🔥🔥🔥🔥
He was talking about his 6-year career, he said "I'm turning 25", are you all sure it was 2008?
He was drafted at 18 and his Birthday is in December
@@DannyLuxray Yes, I know, but he was born in '84, it seems like interview is from 2009 to me, but I'm not sure.
@@JRSmith-bx4cv he said he would be 25 in the upcoming 2010 free agency
haubir95 yes that’s 2009
2008-2009 season
mans got some lymph node swelling below his ear
This was the last time SAS was that close to LeBron.
Idk why but to me, both of their presence in the same room doesn't feel real
Dang Lebron is old lol, I remember riding on my gt bike all day and watching him, now I'm driving and still watching him.......I'm old....
Bronny was like 3 here 😂 now he’s a 6’2 15 year old beast.
Much happier, much nicer, truly humbled
Lol SAS wanted him to join the knicks so bad.
Lol I did too and I'm a sixers fan! 🤷🏿♂️
Stephen A. Smith and the GOAT? Wow
I miss this version, who just spoke from the heart and didnt blame anyone.
He gave a hint in this interview about teaming up when he mentioned D Wade, Bosh and Amare also being FA in 2010.
No he didn’t lol
Big Facts
What every NBA fan needs is an interview of Lebron James and Skip Bayless. I would pay $100 to see that
He really was put into that GOAT conversation from a young age. The narrative is still going.
The Olympics IMO is what confirmed that he was going to unite forces with Wade and Bosh.
Anyone know why LeBron and Stephen A don’t really seem to talk anymore?
Lebron is too big for espn at this point in his career
Stephen a ripped him before he won his first ring. “You’ve gotta get it done!”
I believe lebron turn him down for an interview and some other issues on top of that and SAS didn't like it
Cuz he never sign with ny
Teofilo Robertson nah it’s cuz lebron called him out with his fake sources
My favorite Lebron! Just played basketball and wasn’t so mainstream.
RIP KOBE
back when LBJ's line was beginning to show signs wear & tear 👴🏾😂😂😂🤷🏽♂️
This crazy to watch over 10 years later
He just keeps getting better and growing
Prayers out to James Gang and all of you from the 2020s!!
Lebron was plotting his move then , notice how he mentioned D Wade, Bosh in FA
12 years later he is still the best this ridiculous
Full Send Podcast Interview brought me here. It was 2008 interview btw.
This is photoshopped LeBron would never talk to an ESPN reporter
Goat... I’ll never forget that series against Detroit... and then 2016 all LeBron thank you for everything king 👑
TheRealist 811 nice
I feel sorry for Lebron. He's had to carry terrible teams to finals every year, and people still say 'Oh Jordan would have won those finals. Jordan never lost. Jordan never joined a superteam. Lebron will never be as good as MJ. Jordan never choked.' Like chill, don't you think Lebron doesn't want to be MJ? If you carry those bad teams, you deserve to join the heat. Most scrutinized athlete of all time. No one has had to carry those burdens.
Bro at 23 bron carried himself like an older person even since hs dude just matured quick
GOAT James 👑😅
wonder how he looks like if he shaves his beard like this now
Lebron: I've never had any reason to leave
... Then "THE DECISION" came
I never had a reason to leave until Dan sold me bullsh*t claiming he will get me another star player to overcome the Celtics.
@@manofaith75 he did get Shaq. Lol
@@selciusramos8400 oh stop the madness shaq was way past his prime.
True
I’m sure Stephen A cares about not interviewing Bron anymore!!!! Nope!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
2008 was a very good year. Nice interview. At "6:27" LeBron said, "I'm turning 25", so he is not 23.
Very nice to hear Stephen A talk with a calm voice. I forgot how good of an analyst he is because today of age he is louder than a drunken Karen.
I’ll always love the MAN who lives up to his hype.
And still the best player . It’s 2020 king 👑
After this virus is over first take should bring Lebron James 👑👑👑👑👑🐐🐐👑🐐🐐👑👑🐐🐐
Wow this is gold. Didnt know sas sat down with bron. First and last
What was the Taco incident? Please give the details? Tell us the story.
After staring at SAS's forehead, this is the moment that Lebron started getting worried for his own hairline
I feel like this man will be great 👍🏼
Lebron teaming up with Wade and Bosh was in the works before the season even started.
There’s something about his voice here that kind of makes him sound similar to Jordan at least early on in this video (haven’t watched it all the way through yet) Edit: 0:38 “plays” 1:02
2:54 The NY Knicks have always been thirsty
Born and raised in Cleveland and one of the biggest LBJ fans ever and i have never seen this video. Always wondered why Lbj has never done an interview with SAS...🤷♂️
SAS a good interviewer.
Been eating Wheaties....2020 on the box
he spoke so much different back then. he's evolved so much
Bruh how have I’ve never seen this interview
This what Stephen A. means when he says, “IVE SPOKEN TO LEBROOON PERSONALLY!!”
deangelo washington underated comment lolll
Great interview. How did they fall-of?
LeBron doesn't like to be criticized. Stephen A didn't just throw Bron in the top 5 as quickly as everyone else because he wanted Bron to prove himself. But Bron is so insecure that he refused to talk to him again
Legend has it they haven’t spoken since 😂😂😂
The growth on his jawline tho lol
Bron Bron be acting all integral😂😂😂
I scrolled relentlessly for this comment. That steroid growth 9:25
10:32 Kinda sad it never happened, it could have in 2009 but the Magic was just underrated and beat LeBron.
RiruKrypto Tempest Kobe held up his end of the deal ...
Whoa I never knew he interviewed with SAS
young King
What Lebron really had in mind:
"Cleveland is fucking trash Stephen A! For fucks sake I had Mo Williams and Drew Gooden as my best backup and ya''ll expect me to carry those bums to a championship?"
Man... This corona virus makes Everyone digging up the past I’ve never watched this interview my whole life 😂 😂
Receding hair line vs Receding hair line 👀
This man been to like 9 Finals. People really need to stfu with the disrespect. Lebron gets hate and criticism but Jerry West gets the logo for only one Ring with Wilt. 😂And Lebrons run up to now is even better. It’s really Kinda crazy.
Funny how he mentioned dwade, bosh, and himself as the biggest free agents. Who woulda thought they’d all team up
They did , that was something planned yrs in advance , they wanted Melo tho but he didnt sign the right contract back in 07
NBA and ESPN on UA-cam is digging their archives lately. What does Skip have to entertain us? 😂😂😂
I KNOW you'll say I'm crazy but I believe Lebron will take his talents to Miami.......No one told me but I just got a feeling 😏
9:53...he's right. We hadn't even seen LeBron in Miami with the big 3
Miami heat big 4 in 2012,13, 14
2009
Yo, why SAS isn't interviewing LBJ anymore ? just curious to know !
Stephen A. went in on him after the dallas 2011 series. It was a little deeper than he just didn't play well. He was taking personal shots at him and Lebron didn't like it. After that they don't really have a relationship.
Lebron looking like David Robinson Jr.
Back when Lebrons Nose was as large as 2020 SAS's forehead
Lebron carried those Cavs teams like I'm carrying all this tissue to my truck 😂🤣😆