Stephen A. Smith recalls a heated exchange with Michael Jordan over his reporting, amid ongoing drama involving LeBron James.

These two are in the midst of an ongoing beef that blew up after James confronted Smith during a recent Lakers game. Apparently, the NBA 's all-time leading scorer had to call out Smith face-to-face -- and at a very public place -- for supposedly badmouthing his son, Bronny James .

I’m fine with it,” he said on the latest episode of The Stephen A. Smith Show. “I get paid to talk about folks, not to them. I cover the league. You play, I watch, dissect, analyze and broadcast. We don’t get along.