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STEPHEN A. Smith has been left frustrated as tensions rose between him and superagent Rich Paul.

It all began during a recent podcast appearance by Smith in which he claimed to have gotten into a heated debate with Paul about who is the best NBA player in history.

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Smith wasn't impressed when Paul denied his recent commentsCredit: Twitter/FirstTake

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Paul was left bemused when confronted with Smith's claimsCredit: Twitter/GilsArenaShow

Speaking on Podcast P With Paul George, Smith said of his discussion with Paul, who represented LeBron James among others: "I've got him (James) as the second-best player in the history of basketball.

"I got him ahead of Kareem (Abduj-Jabbar). I got him behind no one but (Michael) Jordan.

"And I said to Mr. Chirper himself Rich Paul, my boy, I said 'You act like that's an insult.'

"This dude. 'It is an insult.' I said 'Get the f**k out of my face.'"

Smith's supposed comment clearly riled 41-year-old Paul, who responded to the claim during an appearance on the Gil's Arena podcast.

"Anybody in the world who knows me [knows] he's not going to say that to me," Paul said.

But Paul's denial has only further stoked the flames in this debate, with Smith firing back on Tuesday's episode of First Take on ESPN.

The 55-year-old co-host responded: "I'm annoyed at Gilbert Arenas' podcast and all the folks that were there.

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"Gilbert is my man, I've got love for Gilbert. I've been on his podcast, he's going to come on First Take too this year, I've got a lot of love and respect for him.

"But Rich Paul goes on there and somebody asks him 'Did Stephen A Smith say to you shut the f**k up or whatever the case may be?'

"Which damnit I did and he denies it. It's not a big deal, we were talking in jest amongst brothers. It was a comment in jest."

However, it seems it may have been a bigger deal to Smith than he was letting on, adding: "You're going to go on a podcast and ask 'Did Stephen A. say that?' Are you white? Brothers talk like that to one another."

Despite this, Smith maintained that he and Rich Paul "are tight."

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Smith and Paul had been discussing the greatest NBA players of all time, with the former opting for Jordan (R) over James (L)Credit: Getty

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