As another NBA season is about to begin, ESPN's host and analyst, Stephen A. Smith, blasted Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, claiming he believes the basketball superstar is fake. Smith, recently unleashed a heated rant about King James, and he didn't hold back with his remarks.

An anonymous NBA executive believes Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James will miss much more time than reported.

LOS ANGELES – One of the NBA’s greatest modern rivalries will be missing a big variable in its Hall of Fame equation when the Warriors visit the Lakers in the season opener on Tuesday. Steph Curry, as he has for the now 17 consecutive seasons, will lead the Warriors against the NBA’s glitziest franchise.

We can "thank" LeBron James and Steph Curry for that avoidable dynamic as they continue their all-time, legendary careers indefinitely well into their 30s (and 40s). Until these two icons walk away, the NBA and its fans will (somewhat justifiably) never give the more modern faces of the league the bigger spotlight they deserve. That's a shame.

1. On a recent edition of the Pivot podcast, Stephen A. Smith was asked about his feud with LeBron James, which went to another level last season when LeBron confronted the ESPN personality over comments he made regarding Bronny James on First Take.

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.

The COVID-19 pandemic was a wild time for the NBA. There was a lot of uncertainty about how games would feel without fans in the stadium, and many, understandably, disliked that eerie, silent atmosphere.