The fracas started after Sharpe said he told Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks that he was too small to guard Lakers star LeBron James. Suddenly Morant's father ...
Sharpe just walked into the locker room tunnel with multiple security guards.— Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) Referees and security intervened.— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) He granted ESPN a brief interview explaining what happened with the Grizzlies on his way to his seat:— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) Shannon Sharpe was talking to Ja Morant, then Steven Adams walked over in front of Ja Morant. The fracas started after Sharpe said he told Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks that he was too small to guard Lakers star LeBron James. Security and the referees eventually broke up the scuffle and Sharpe returned to his seat after halftime.
Sharpe was sitting courtside at the game when the altercation started just before halftime. Both Ja Morant and Dillon Brooks were seen talking at Sharpe as they ...
There was chaos at Crypto.Com Arena on Saturday afternoon [AEDT] as Fox Sports personality and NFL Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe sparked a heated altercation ...
“I had an opportunity to talk to Tee Morant and he said, ‘My blood pressure didn’t go up a bit, nothing but love and respect for Shannon Sharpe. Then the dad came and he obviously didn’t want no problems. Even though it was nothing, they did nothing together.” “The good thing you see is everyone is in building still in their seat but we have to be better collectively. I said he was too small to guard LeBron. He definitely didn’t want these problems.
You just never know what you're going to see at a Lakers game in Los Angeles. Courtside celebrities are a regular occurrence, and they occasionally engage ...
Eventually Tee Morant, the father of Grizzlies point guard [Ja Morant](/nba/players/2892772/ja-morant/), joined in, and Sharpe directed his attention toward him as the two were separated. Grizzlies’ Dillon Brooks said Shannon Sharpe, as a fan, shouldn’t have been been allowed to stay at the arena after halftime verbal altercation: “A regular pedestrian like him? Grizzlies center [Steven Adams](/nba/players/2067654/steven-adams/) then made his way toward Sharpe as a mob of players and security guards began to form. Cooler heads seemed to prevail as Sharpe took his seat for the second half. [Dillon Brooks](/nba/players/2157680/dillon-brooks/) had words for Sharpe on his way to the locker room. Courtside celebrities are a regular occurrence, and they occasionally engage in banter (friendly or not-so-friendly) with players during the game.
Shannon Sharpe got into an altercation with Grizzlies players and Ja Morant's father Tee Morant during halftime.
As Morant was walking off the court toward the locker room, he paused and walked in the direction of Sharpe at his courtside seat. After the possession, Brooks looked in Sharpe's direction, and the two had words. The incident happened shortly after the halftime buzzer when Sharpe yelled at Ja Morant after the final possession of the first half.
Referees and security intervened to settle the confrontation as several Grizzlies players gathered on the sideline opposite their bench to approach Sharpe.
They hugged at the end of the third quarter. After the halftime buzzer sounded, Brooks yelled at Sharpe and Sharpe motioned toward Brooks. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hall of Fame football player Shannon Sharpe had a heated courtside conversation with Memphis Grizzlies players Ja Morant and Dillon Brooks and Morant’s father at the end of the first half Friday night in a nationally televised game against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Tempers reached an all-time high during Friday's game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Lakers as Shannon Sharpe and Ja Morant's father had to ...
Then the dad came and he obviously didn't want no problems. Brooks' teammate Steven Adams went to confront Sharpe along with a few players before Tee Morant, the father of Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant, got into a heated exchange and had to be broken up by security. "He started to come at me and I said, 'You don't want these problems.' And then Ja came out of nowhere talking.
You just never know what you're going to see at a Lakers game in Los Angeles. Courtside celebrities are a regular occurrence, and they occasionally engage ...
Eventually Tee Morant, the father of Grizzlies point guard [Ja Morant](/nba/players/2892772/ja-morant/), joined in, and Sharpe directed his attention toward him as the two were separated. Grizzlies’ Dillon Brooks said Shannon Sharpe, as a fan, shouldn’t have been been allowed to stay at the arena after halftime verbal altercation: “A regular pedestrian like him? Grizzlies center [Steven Adams](/nba/players/2067654/steven-adams/) then made his way toward Sharpe as a mob of players and security guards began to form. Cooler heads seemed to prevail as Sharpe took his seat for the second half. [Dillon Brooks](/nba/players/2157680/dillon-brooks/) had words for Sharpe on his way to the locker room. Courtside celebrities are a regular occurrence, and they occasionally engage in banter (friendly or not-so-friendly) with players during the game.
NFL Hall of Famer and television personality Shannon Sharpe exchanged words with members of the Memphis Grizzlies and Ja Morant's father while courtside at.
Then the dad came and he obviously didn't want no problems. He definitely didn't want these problems. Tee Morant later told Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report and TNT that he and Sharpe "are good" and he has "nothing but love for him." "He started to come at me and I said, 'You don't want these problems,'" Sharpe told McMenamin. "And then Ja came out of nowhere talking. Brooks responded with an expletive.
You just never know what you're going to see at a Lakers game in Los Angeles. Courtside celebrities are a regular occurrence, and they occasionally engage ...
Eventually Tee Morant, the father of Grizzlies point guard [Ja Morant](/nba/players/2892772/ja-morant/), joined in, and Sharpe directed his attention toward him as the two were separated. Grizzlies’ Dillon Brooks said Shannon Sharpe, as a fan, shouldn’t have been been allowed to stay at the arena after halftime verbal altercation: “A regular pedestrian like him? Grizzlies center [Steven Adams](/nba/players/2067654/steven-adams/) then made his way toward Sharpe as a mob of players and security guards began to form. Cooler heads seemed to prevail as Sharpe took his seat for the second half. [Dillon Brooks](/nba/players/2157680/dillon-brooks/) had words for Sharpe on his way to the locker room. Courtside celebrities are a regular occurrence, and they occasionally engage in banter (friendly or not-so-friendly) with players during the game.
NFL Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe made headlines on Friday night when got into heated exchanges with the Memphis Grizzlies players and Ja Morant's father, ...
He should have never come back in the game, but it's LA," a Grizzlies player noted. [Subscribe to BN+ and get access to exclusive content.](/plus?utm_source=basketnews_com&utm_medium=bn_plus&utm_id=UA-259273-31&utm_campaign=banners_free_content_for_not_members_bottom_2) [said Dillon Brooks was too small to guard LeBron James](https://basketnews.com/news-184128-shannon-sharpe-explains-how-he-got-into-fight-with-tee-morant-and-grizzlies.html).
Sharpe, who was sitting courtside, exchanged words with Dillon Brooks, Steven Adams, Ja Morant and Morant's father, Tee Morant.
He can talk with the best of them, that’s for sure.” Whether or not the fiery conversation was to blame, the Grizzlies blew a 13-point lead and conceded 41 fourth-quarter points to the Lakers en route to their first loss since Dec. The Pro Football Hall of Famer added that he exchanged profanities with Brooks and that the Grizzlies’ contingent “didn’t want this smoke.” When play resumed for the second half, Sharpe returned to his seat. He should have never came back in the game, but it’s LA.”— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) Grizzlies’ Dillon Brooks said Shannon Sharpe, as a fan, shouldn’t have been been allowed to stay at the arena after halftime verbal altercation: “A regular pedestrian like him? The back-and-forth shouting match lasted longer than 30 seconds before the Grizzlies exited to the locker room and Sharpe headed for the tunnel.