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LeBron James and Stephen A. Smith, Dave Portnoy (Photos via Twitter)
The coming wave of sports reporting is probably going to be dominated by this new LeBron James vs. Stephen A. Smith feud following a confrontation between the Lakers star and the ‘First Take’ host on Thursday night. And Barstool Sports owner Dave Portnoy is weighing in.

Portnoy took to social media this Friday to share his take after LBJ was seen unloading on Stephen A. after last night’s Knicks-Lakers game.

El Presidente claims he’s primarily neutral when it comes to James and called him a “crybaby” as he defended the ESPN personality, though he criticized Smith for handling the matter with “kid gloves” when he addressed it during ‘Frist Take’ on Friday morning.

Portnoy also claimed he feels bad for Bronny, given the position he’s been put in by his father.

“My heart aches for Bronny James. Poor kid doesn’t belong in the NBA. He can’t quit. He didn’t ask for this. His dad created an impossible situation for him. He’s a Make-A-Wish kid in the NBA. I just hope his dads insatiable ego doesn’t ruin his love for this beautiful game,” he wrote in a tweet.

 

He later made a video lashing out at James, which you can check out below:

Dave Portnoy Had Fans On His Side For This One

Stephen A. Smith speaking to LeBron James (Photo via ESPN)
Most people agreed with Portnoy’s take as it was mainly in line with their existing feelings.

Meanwhile, Stephen A. Smith declined to share exactly what LeBron James told him as he suggested the forward’s language was too strong for television, but he did confirm that the Lakers star was upset over his criticism of Bronny.

In any case, the veteran journo just secured a $100 million deal with ESPN. So, while his ego will definitely be bruised, his new contract should leave him feeling a lot better.

Stephen A Smith (Photo via ‘First Take’)
Stephen A Smith started Friday’s episode of ‘First Take’ by addressing his viral confrontation with LeBron James on Thursday night.

Smith, who has reportedly just agreed to a groundbreaking $100 million deal with ESPN, probably did not get to celebrate the way he wanted, although he was courtside when the Los Angeles Lakers played his New York Knicks.

Things went from bad to worse for the ESPN personality, who watched his beloved Knicks fall short in a 113-109 loss. As if that wasn’t enough, he was approached by LeBron, who dressed him down in front of everyone and was heard telling him to keep his son’s name out of his mouth.

“That wasn’t a basketball player confronting me, that was a parent, that was a father,” Stephen A said on Friday morning, insisting he could not slight the player for sticking up for his son.

Stephen A Smith Was Hoping For A Conversation

Stephen A. Smith speaking to LeBron James (Photo via Twitter)

 

He also claimed that he would have been willing to talk to James as his close associates, agent Rich Paul and business partner Maverick Carter both have his number.

Of course, many feel that Stephen A. Smith is within his right to critique Bronny, as he is a grown man playing in the NBA and is subject to criticism like everyone else.

LeBron James may have felt like the journalist pushed him a bit too far by constantly suggesting that his son being drafted was a result of nepotism. We’ll be hearing plenty more about this over the next several days.

Meanwhile, Jason Whitlock is probably gearing up for a 12-hour show.

Brittany Renner has been trending for hours after her recent behavior.

Renner and Charleston White were recent guests on The Danza Project podcast and things got pretty wild. In the realm of internet personalities, Brittany Renner has undeniably carved a space for herself, but so has Charleston White, who is known for putting rappers in jail and pepper spraying people who try to attack him.

During this podcast, Renner got into a fiery spat with former boxing heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs. During the podcast, Renner went on a rant about the pain she endured during and after the birth of her child.

At one point, tensions began to boil when Renner got upset at the hosts for laughing and cutting her off. The influencer went on an emotional rant calling herself “a hopeful romantic” before she cut her speech, and hurled a water bottle at someone off-camera.

She would eventually calm down, which led to her behavior getting even crazier as she started shaking her butt and even giving Charleston White a lap dance.

Brittany Renner gives Charleston White a lap dance and throws water on him during podcast pic.twitter.com/qNjRGUGr8j

— No Jumper (@nojumper) August 29, 2023

 

Here’s how social media reacted:

Charleston White as soon as Brittany Renner put that leg up pic.twitter.com/xydJ91afvE https://t.co/0R2Ejpnq7b

— ??a✬ (@destroynectar) August 29, 2023

Talking about she in heat ???? https://t.co/X4tDo1fwFt

— kaeli. (@KaeliiKo) August 29, 2023

Looks like snitches get bitches https://t.co/fPwYrhaDzg

— Nice an Easy (@KeKatli) August 29, 2023

For those that are unaware, Renner had a child by PJ Washington of the Charlotte Hornets. Many believed she trapped him with a baby and then immediately left the relationship.

The social media influencer and Washington reportedly started dating when he was an 18-year-old college basketball player in Kentucky.

The pair welcomed their baby boy in May 2021 and confirmed their split in July 2021.

The WNBA enjoyed historic ratings growth this past year as rising stars like Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Cameron Brink brought massive audiences with them over from college. But their NBA counterparts have not enjoyed similar ratings growth – or any growth at all for that matter – and Clark is a bit concerned.

Appearing on the New Heights show, Clark addressed the NBA’s down ratings and gave her thoughts on what might be causing it. Clark believes that some NBA players give off the impression that they’re not trying hard during the regular season games, making people think that the league has gone “soft.”

“I’ve been asking a lot of people why they think they’re down. I feel like the average average basketball fan doesn’t understand how good NBA players are, and they think it looks like they’re not trying… I promise you they’re trying. They’re just like so good. Maybe they just need more beef and physicality and people think it’s gotten soft. But I also think the skill’s just changed. That’s what’s great about the game – it’s always evolving,” Clark said.

Clark and the Kelce brothers then went through a couple of suggestions for how to improve the game, ranging from the introduction of a 4-point line to a hockey-style penalty box that doesn’t result in an ejection.

Fans were somewhat amused by the idea, admitting that there could be some good entertainment value in seeing on-court fights and a 4-point line:

“If we get boxing gloves for NBA Games then Isaiah Stewart about to enter GOAT convos,” one user joked.

“Create a 4 point line, wait 10 years, let the nerds do the math and figure out that a 3 point shot is actually a bad shot,” wrote another.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – NOVEMBER 11: Caitlin Clark sits courtside during the men’s college basketball game between the Butler Bulldogs and Western Michigan Broncos on November 11, 2024, at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN. (Photo by Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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“Loved this episode so much! It was great to hear Caitlin’s perspective on so many different topics in sports. Her love and passion for the game really showed. I also loved that she asked the guys so many questions. Great episode to kick off 2025!” a third wrote on X.

One thing seems certain: The NBA needs to do SOMETHING to stem the loss in ratings – and fast.

Anthony Edwards and the mothers of his children (Photos via Imagn Images & Instagram)
Ayesha Howard and Ally D, the mothers of children fathered by Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards, are apparently trying to double-team the All-Star shooting guard in an attempt to take him for all he’s got.

The ladies have been seen directing Instagram comments to each other and even making plans to meet, as they are said to be trying to devise a way to trap him legally.

You can see some of their comments and messages in the images below:

Anthony Edwards was recently hit with a hefty fine by the NBA and won’t be looking forward to forking out more cash.

But he’s going to have to work it out with the mothers of his children.

Anthony Edwards Accuses One Baby Mama Of Purposely Relocating

Anthony Edwards (Photo by Joe Camporeale/Imagn Images)
Earlier this week, a court ruled that child support for his four-month-old daughter with Ayesha would not be determined in California after the T-Wolves player claimed she relocated so she could be awarded higher child support.

Howard, 37, has been accused of being a “groomer” and trapping the NBA superstar while he was still a teenager playing for Georgia. Of course, she has denied this, claiming she was simply what the guard wanted.

“I said, pursuing me not relations!” she said in response to a social media user. “And I’m not a predator if I’m simply what he prefers.”

Both women have accused Edwards of being a deadbeat dad and claim they are only looking to secure what’s due to their children, yet it appears things could get really ugly before they get better.

LeBron James and Stephen A. Smith (Photo via Twitter)
LeBron James has been arguing with Stephen A. Smith virtually. James, the league’s unofficial mascot, recently stated that most players are afraid of becoming the face of the league due to the extreme criticisms from the NBA media. Following this narrative, Smith and James have been at loggerheads online. But things spilled onto the court during the recent New York Knicks vs. Los Angeles Lakers game.

During a heated exchange, James seemed quite angry at Stephen A. Smith. While it is not known why exactly the two confronted each other, it seemed like it had something to do with Bronny James. LeBron James could be heard saying, “I don’t care bro, keep my son out of this.”

In reply, Smith did not seem to hit back at James with a reply. Instead, he was spotted shaking his head back and forth in a disagreeing stance. Well, coming to the game, the Lakers once again dominated proceedings as they won 113-109 against the New York Knicks. With the Lakers on a winning streak, the fans had all sorts of speculations to make regarding the James-Smith fiasco.

Fans Give Their Two Cents On LeBron James-Stephen A. Smith Fiasco

LeBron James (Photo by Gary A. Vasquez/Imagn Images)

No sooner did the video go viral, fans flocked to the comment section with their take.

 

One fan said, “What did SA say?”

Another fan stated, “Doesn’t look remotely like that.”

A third fan opined, “Bronny’s getting a ring this year.”

This curious fan inquired, “Where’s this energy with skip?”

A user speculated that LeBron James might be on a business trip. The comment read, “Bron on a business trip.”

Lastly, a user chimed in, “Cringe. His son is literally a “professional” athlete. Stephen A is the anchor of a sports show.”

Thus, the heat between James and Smith seems to be taking a grim turn. With both personalities now visually angry at each other, how things pan out in the future remains to be seen.

If everything had worked out, Cameron Brink would be playing a major role for the Lunar Owls in Unrivaled this year.

Brink was named to the Owls’ roster before the 3-on-3 league’s inaugural season. Unfortunately, she’s still recovering from the torn ACL that prematurely ended her promising rookie campaign with the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks. The rehab has prevented Brink from taking the court for the top team in Unrivaled.

“I was doing some media for press when I was in Miami for Unrivaled and three different reporters asked me if I was playing,” Brink said on her podcast, Straight to Cam with Sydel Curry-Lee back in January. “And honestly, looking back on it, I’m very sensitive. This has been the hardest thing I’ve ever had to go through, and so just being prompted like that especially when I don’t feel like it’s on my own terms to talk about, I just get very emotional about it.

“The reporter asked me, ‘So what specifically are you able to do? And like, why are you here, basically?’ And I just sat there and I kind of lost it.”

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – JUNE 11: Cameron Brink #22 of the Los Angeles Sparks warms up before the game Storm at Climate Pledge Arena on June 11, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

Steph Chambers/Getty Images

As frustrating as it has to have been for Brink to watch from afar, she was back in Miami Tuesday night supporting her Lunar Owls teammates from the sideline.

The 6-foot-4 post player, who also has a successful modeling career, left fans stunned in her pencil skirt and high heels courtside.

“HypeCam! Brought BIG HOOTY ENERGY💜🦉 @cameronbrink22,” the Lunar Owls account wrote, including photos of Brink.

“HOOTIE MF HOOOO,” Brink wrote in the comments.

“Love her energy and those heels. 👠 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥,” a second person said.

“My lawd 😫😍,” a third person added.

“Being the top team without arguably the top interior defender and playing with 5 all season is an absolute flex,” a fan added.

With Brink in attendance, the Owls beat Phantom 92-79 to move to 11-1 on the regular season with two games remaining.

Tycoon Elon Musk announced the birth of Seldon Lycurgus, his 14th child  and the fourth he has with his current partner, Shivon Zilis.

Zilis, an executive at Musk’s neurotechnology company Neuralink , revealed the baby’s name on Friday, coinciding with the birthday of the couple’s other daughter, Arcadia.

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“We spoke with Elon and in light of Arcadia’s beautiful birthday we felt it was best to share directly about our wonderful and incredible son Seldon Lycurgus,” he said on social media platform X, also owned by the tycoon.
Zilis, 38, said her new son has a “big heart” and that she loves him “so much,” while Musk, 53, responded to the post with a heart emoji .

♥️

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 28, 2025
Elon Musk, considered the richest man in the world and right-hand man of US President Donald Trump, has had children with at least three different women and has been known to give them unconventional names, such as X Æ A-12, a four-year-old boy who recently starred in a press conference in the Oval Office.

The founder of SpaceX and Tesla often says that Western countries are at risk due to low birth rates .

Musk backs Vance to be next president
Billionaire and now government official Elon Musk said Friday that US Vice President JD Vance will one day follow in the footsteps of his boss Donald Trump as a “future president.”

“The best vice president ever and our future president,” tech billionaire Musk said on his social media platform X.
Musk called JD Vance the best Vice President ever and a future US President

Would you vote for him? pic.twitter.com/gpZMK8Qiyh

— RT (@RT_com) February 28, 2025
Musk, the world’s richest person and Trump’s top donor during the 2024 presidential campaign, had already posted a similar message last week: “The best vice president ever and hopefully our future president.”
Since taking office last month, Trump has put Musk in charge of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and given him broad authority to find ways to cut government spending and restructure and dismantle federal agencies .

While classified as a “special government employee” and “senior adviser to the president,” Musk has been seen more frequently at Trump’s side during his first weeks in office than Vance .

Vance is the third-youngest vice president in U.S. history and one of the least experienced, having previously served only one term as a U.S. senator.
https://www.milenio.com/internacional/elon-musk-anuncia-nacimiento-hijo-14-seldon-lycurgus?fbclid=IwY2xjawI1-WhleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHc1wU8qmF8WgUhXNAs1kZUtUhKMSFu9wlFeN3ztRaBG8kfIYIdBu7YCtQw_aem_X7jlIfq2KUaEcWS4ha8ZHA

Jimmy Johnson, the legendary NFL head coach who worked at FOX for multiple decades, announced his retirement from TV earlier this week. Could Terry Bradshaw be next?

Johnson, who led the Dallas Cowboys to back-to-back Super Bowls in the 1990s, finished his career with the Miami Dolphins in 1999. He then went into television. Johnson worked at Fox Sports for more than 25 years, serving as a top analyst on the network’s pregame show every Sunday. He informed Colin Cowherd of his decision.

“The most fun I ever had in my career, that’s counting Super Bowls and national championships, was at Fox Sports,” Johnson said.

“But I’ve made an extremely difficult decision,” he added. “I’ve been thinking about it for the last four or five years and I’ve decided to retire from Fox. I’m going to miss it. I’m going to miss all the guys. I’ll see them occasionally. It’s been a great run starting 31 years ago.”

With Johnson stepping away, many are wondering about the status of FOX’s other long-running analyst: Terry Bradshaw. However, Bradshaw has already announced his intentions for the 2025 NFL season with FOX.

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JANUARY 20: Commenter Terry Bradshaw looks on prior to the NFC Championship game between the Los Angeles Rams and the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 20, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Chris Graythen/Getty Images

Bradshaw, 76, announced at Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans, Louisiana that he would be returning for the 2025 NFL season. He is hoping to play out his contract at Fox Sports and call one more Super Bowl. When he’s 80 years old, he’ll step away.

“I told my wife before I left the room a while ago, I’m sitting there… I said, ‘I’ve got two years left at FOX,’” Bradshaw said at Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans.

“‘I’m 76. Okay, so it’s a young man’s game. I get that.’ Everybody wants the new. … If we can get to the next Super Bowl (on Fox) I’ll be 80. I think that’s time. Eighty years old, that’s pushing it.”

Bradshaw, who won four Super Bowls during his Hall of Fame career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, is planning on riding things out for a bit. FOX will get LXIII in 2029. It sounds like Bradshaw is planning on that being his curtain call.

“I told Fox: ‘If I could just die on the show, think about the ratings, right?,” Bradshaw said. “Are we not about ratings? That’d be huge. Not only that, there would be a huge carryover.”

Bradshaw, like Johnson, has been part of FOX’s NFL coverage for multiple decades. But unlike Johnson, Bradshaw is planning on sticking around for another season or two.

It’ll be interesting to see who FOX chooses to replace Jimmy Johnson, but they won’t have to worry about replacing Bradshaw for another couple of years, at least.

Donald Trump with his daughter (Photo via ivankatrump/IG)
United States President Donald Trump got people talking about his drink of choice after his speech to Congress on Tuesday night.

Trump, who returned to office after defeating Kamala Harris in the most recent presidential elections, does not drink alcohol. Having seen his brother struggle with alcoholism, he has stayed away from spirits.

“I had a brother who was a great guy, but he had an alcohol problem,” he once explained. “It’s a hard problem to cure and I’ve never had a glass because of him.”

Although alcohol was out of the picture, Trump did enjoy a beverage with his daughter, Ivanka, after his address.

The POTUS and his daughter enjoyed glasses of tomato juice, prompting many reactions online.

Donald and Ivanka Trump (Photo via ivankatrump/IG)

 

“🍅😋,” someone commented.

“You know that’s just really weird….” someone else wrote.

“So weird,” said a third.

“He is just a weird old man,” another added.

“Very strong… very alpha, not frail at all weird behavior,” a comment read.

Donald Trump Had A Memorable Address On Tuesday Night

Donald Trump and DJ Daniel (Photos via NBC)
Donald Trump had quite the night on Tuesday. He made one young boy’s year by making him an honorary member of the Secret Service, honoring the 13-year-old cancer patient who has had a lifelong dream of working in law enforcement.

He also promised to create the “highest quality of life” for Americans.

“My fellow Americans, get ready for an incredible future because the golden age of America has only just begun. It will be like nothing that has ever been seen before,” he vowed.

Sounds like he’s going to need a whole lot of tomato juice.