Stephen A. Smith fumes over 'AI generated' video of him insulting NBA star Kevin Durant: 'Dangerous times'

Stephen A. Smith has claimed a video circulating connected societal media which shows him 'cussing out' NBA prima Kevin Durant is really an AI-generated spoof.

The ESPN big and governmental commentator took to X connected Thursday aft being near furious implicit the viral clip, which helium slammed arsenic 'complete fabrication' and a 'lie'.

It is unclear precisely what was said successful the video, but Smith bemoaned its usage of 'profanity' portion vehemently denying that helium had thing to bash with it.

'We are surviving successful unsafe times,' helium wrote. 'There is immoderate b.s. floating astir connected Instagram with maine talking astir @KDTrey5 — utilizing profanity, cussing him out, etc. 

'For the record, that is simply a LIE. It is A.I Generated oregon something. I conscionable letting everyone cognize up of time…..THAT WAS NOT ME! No information to it. Just truthful everyone knows. Complete Fabrication. Have a bully day'.

Smith has gone backmost and distant with Durant often implicit the past six months, with the Phoenix Suns powerfulness guardant calling him a 'clown' arsenic precocious arsenic November.

In response, the sports media property said: 'It’s unfortunate that nary substance however aged helium gets, his sensitivity seems to heighten with it and his maturity doesn’t. But that’s thing helium has to unrecorded with.'

Durant is not the lone NBA subordinate Smith has recovered himself successful a feud with of late, nevertheless.

Last period hoops icon LeBron James confronted the First Take prima astatine courtside for criticizing his lad Bronny, with footage of their brushwood rapidly going viral online.

Smith aboriginal blasted James for his 'weak' determination to attack him publically alternatively than successful private, earlier the LA Lakers prima responded: 'If determination was 1 idiosyncratic that couldn't hold for the video to drop, it was your a**. Seriously?'

Earlier this week Smith besides took purpose astatine Dwayne Wade, fuming that helium is 'sick and tired' of the NBA icon 'diminishing' his ain vocation aft helium claimed helium was not successful the genuinely elite echelons of the league.