Stephen A Smith Makes A SURPRISE Return To Gil's Arena as the host of ESPN's First Take & King of Sports Media shocks Gilbert Arenas & The Gil's Arena Crew with a surprise appearance during their summer hiatus. Stephen A gets real on his relationship with LeBron James following their hostile feud sparked by SAS's Gil's Arena Debut and explains why he will never speak to the Los Angeles Lakers' superstar ever again. He also breaks down why LeBron should feel disrespected by the Lakers after their summer of hyping up Luka Doncic before calling out Gilbert Arenas on his recent arrest. Next, Stephen A breaks down what's coming up in his career as the media mogul continues to grow his brand and challenges the Gil's Arena Crew in the GOAT Debate as he explains why LeBron James & Kobe Bryant will never be Michael Jordan. Finally, they discuss recent events taking over the sports world, whipping around the NBA to highlight storylines like Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets, Giannis Antetokounmpo's Legacy and who can catch the Shai Gilgeous Alexander & the OKC Thunder this season.

Gil’s Arena premieres every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 11:30am PT / 2:30pm ET.

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
02:06 Stephen A’s Return To Radio
04:17 Stephen A GETS REAL On His Rise
12:21 Stephen A’s Day-To-Day
21:14 Stephen A’s Toughest Interview
24:10 Stephen A CALLS OUT Gil After His Arrest
29:30 Stephen A Gets Real on His Relationship with LeBron
33:39 Why Kobe & LeBron Will Never Be Jordan
43:49 What If Melo Went To Detroit
51:46 Why Stephen A Hates The New NBA
57:24 Expectations For Luka & The Lakers
1:04:23 LeBron Should Feel Disrespected By The Lakers
1:06:52 Stephen A Doubles Down On His Giannis Take
1:16:02 Who Can Dethrone The OKC Thunder
1:27:58 Stephen A GETS REAL On The State Of The NBA
1:33:28 Advice To The Next Generation

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