“LeBron approached me during the game, and he said, ‘Stop effing with my son.’” Stephen A. Smith admitted about LeBron’s message to him was to not talk about Bronny James. The ESPN analyst explained his stance on First Take and his YouTube Channel. He even received support from a potential future colleague, Gilbert Arenas. The ex-warriors recently, in a hilarious rant, brought together Shaquille O’Neal and the Inside the NBA crew and Kendrick Perkins.
“I’m in the middle of this right now, and I got to take my side. LeBron James, if you ever do that sh– again with my potential boss, all hell going to break loose. Don’t you ever in your motherf–king life walk up on a $100 million man during celebration. And that goes for all y’all out there if you ever try to run up on Stephen A.” Naturally, his Arena’s crew member Nick Young asked about the consequences if somebody tried to step up to Stephen A. Smith.
Agent Zero replied that he would bring out the ‘Avengers’ of the analyst world. “We got Perk, Perk going to get you from the 409 standing on business showing up to the addresses. And then if you get through him, we got them fools over down, the new fools who that just got hired.” Gilbert Arenas was talking about the Inside gang, who will be on ESPN from next season. “You know we got Shaq, we got a Shaq, we got a Shaq we got a Barkley, Kenny!”
Imagine all of them on the same team. Even thinking about it, Kendrick Perkins responded on X. “Jesus Christ @GilsArenaShow .” Gilbert Arenas was on First Take as a guest analyst, sparking speculation about a permanent gig. With the addition of Inside crew on ESPN, thanks to the new media rights deal, they all will be under one roof.
Let’s not forget the Perkins feud with Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, and co. Also, Sir Charles continues to shoot at the network and their creative choices, which he isn’t a fan of.
Will Kendrick Perkins, Shaquille O’Neal, and Charles Barkley co-exist?
As per Agent Zero’s hilarious rant, if anybody attacks Stephen A. Smith, all the analysts at ESPN might work together. But it’s not that simple, even if they are working on the same network. Last season, during the playoffs, Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal called Perkins a “roach”. The feud has not died down since.
The 76ers legend was livid when Kendrick Perkins suggested that the Lakers saved the NBA season. “He an idiot and a fool, he know who he is. Kendrick Perkins…The fools on the other network (ESPN), which we’re going to be working for next year.” Stephen A. Smith, on his YouTube Channel, suggested that Big Perk was ready to “hurt somebody.”
Even though they will be working on ESPN, the network has no creative control over Inside the NBA. So, will the new licensing deal to the network change Charles Barkley’s behavior towards the Celtics legend? At least, Gilbert Arenas hopes so, as he sends banter warning shots to LeBron James and any other person trying to attack ESPN analysts.
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