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A growing conversation over the past week has centered around the incident that occurred after the third quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers vs. New York Knicks matchup. Following the game, LeBron James approached ESPN "First Take" analyst Stephen A.

Carmelo Anthony and Dwyane Wade have voiced their thoughts on Stephen A. Smith's confrontation with LeBron James. The two former NBA stars chatted about their perspectives on the situation on the 7PM In Brooklyn podcast (around the 15-minute mark).

Dwyane Wade shares his thoughts on LeBron James' confrontation with Stephen A. Smith and discusses his former teammate’s legacy.

The Miami Heat legend sent a cryptic message to Smith on social media before the LeBron James firestorm erupted.

Dwyane Wade is weighing in on the battle between LeBron James and ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith. “I love both guys,” Wade, 43, told TMZ in a video published on Wednesday, March 12. “I had a conversation with Stephen A. about it and I told him if I was LeBron, I would have walked up on him the same way.”

Dwayne Wade defended one of the greatest overall players ever when he sided with LeBron James in his feud with Stephen A. Smith.

“Bron is my guy, but Bron did put some extra heat on Bronny,“ Wade said while visiting Carmelo Anthony’s 7PM in Brooklyn podcast. “When Bron put out that tweet about him being better than some cats in the NBA. They checked It. And they’re like ‘OK’. So they’re waiting on something.”