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ESPN's Stephen A Smith got into an epic shouting match with Lavar Ball over Michael Jordan

Host Stephen A. Smith challenged Ball on his recent comments that he could have beaten Michael Jordan one-on-one in his prime.

LaVar Ball, the father of UCLA's Lonzo Ball, has proven over and over that he is not short on confidence in either himself or any of his three basketball-playing sons. That swagger reached epic proportions Thursday during a segment on ESPN's "First Take."

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Host Stephen A. Smith challenged Ball on his recent comments that he could have beaten Michael Jordan one-on-one in his prime.

Ball wouldn't back down, saying "[Jordan] would need help. He's too small."

This got Smith even more fired up than usual and Ball was up to the task. The two traded verbal punches like

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