LeBron James Trolls Stephen A. Smith's Boxing Video, 'Whomp Whomp Whompppppppp'

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James continued his feud with ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith on Wednesday night by trolling him with a post on Instagram.

James posted video of doing some boxing training and included the caption, "Whomp, whomp, whompppppppp," along with several crying laughing face emojis:

LeBron's post was likely in reference to comments Smith made Wednesday about his willingness to have a physical altercation with James had their confrontation earlier this month risen to that level.

Speaking on his Stephen A. Smith Show (beginning at the 7:25 mark), Smith said: "I would have gotten my ass kicked because if that man put his hands on me, I would've immediately swung on him. Immediately. That I'm not going to tolerate."

Following the Lakers' win over the New York Knicks in L.A. on March 6, video of James having an animated, courtside conversation with Smith went viral on social media:

Smith later divulged that James had confronted him about things he said about his son, Bronny James, and told him, "Stop f-ing with my son."

LeBron appeared on the Pat McAfee Show on Wednesday and took shots at Smith, saying he "completely missed the whole point" of the conversation they had.

James said the reason behind him stepping up to Smith was due to his belief that Smith's criticisms of himself and Bronny had gotten "personal." LeBron added, "It's my job to not only protect my damn household, but protect the players."

As part of his response to James on the Stephen A. Smith Show on Wednesday, Smith said LeBron is "full of it," and called him "a liar."

Smith also clarified his comments about fighting LeBron, saying he knew he would have gotten his "ass thoroughly kicked" if it had come down to that:

Along with several other media personalities, Smith has been outspoken about his feelings regarding the Lakers making Bronny the No. 55 overall pick in the second round of the 2024 NBA draft.

Smith expressed his belief on an episode of First Take back in January that Bronny was only in the NBA because of LeBron:

Bronny has struggled to adjust to the NBA, although he recently scored a career-high 17 points, and he has been thriving in the G League with averages of 21.9 points, 5.5 assists, 5.2 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game.

Perhaps emboldened by Bronny's strong play, LeBron gave Smith a piece of his mind and attempted to put an end to what he perceived as personal shots.

However, the issues between LeBron and Smith have seemingly only escalated in recent days, and there doesn't appear to be any end in sight to their public rivalry.