Stephen A. Smith Explains LeBron James Beef to Carmelo Anthony After Viral Video

ESPN's Stephen A. Smith continues to make the rounds on the podcast circuit, and this time he's taken his feud with LeBron James to one of his best friends.

During an appearance on the 7PM in Brooklyn podcast, Smith explained his beef with James to NBA Hall of Famer Carmelo Anthony, who was a member of the 2003 draft class with James and his teammate on the Los Angeles Lakers.

"I don't like his ass—not even a little bit," Smith said. "You do not understand the lengths this man would go to. This dates back more than a decade. I believe he's one way publicly and another way privately."

Smith's feud with James reached new heights last season when the Lakers star confronted him on the sideline in a viral video following a win over the New York Knicks over comments made about his son, Bronny James, during ESPN's First Take.

Smith went on to say around the 45:00 mark that the "last straw" was when James appeared on The Pat McAfee Show after their confrontation, as McAfee's show airs on ESPN after First Take. Smith said he was "pissed off" and found it "offensive" that James would characterize his analysis as attacking his family, so he's chosen to be honest about their dislike for one another going forward.

At around the 1:01:00 mark in the video, Smith made it clear that he has nothing against McAfee, noting that he only took issue with James coming on ESPN "just to disrespect me."

Smith had also brought up his issues with James during a recent appearance on the Pivot podcast.

"You ever see LeBron go at a white boy?" Smith asked hosts Ryan Clark and Channing Crowder. "Let's call it what it is. You ever see him do that? You saw him come at me. Closest you ever came to seeing him do something like that was when he called out Brian Windhorst. What you calling out Brian Windhorst for? The man covered you since junior high school and has praised you repeatedly and you used the Pat McAfee situation to go at him. And that's the only time you ever seen LeBron James really go at somebody white. I'm going to call it what it is."

Smith and James may never see eye to eye at this point, but there will certainly be more soundbites coming from Smith as the 40-year-old embarks on his 23rd NBA season.