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FS1 talking head and former NFL wide receiver, Shannon Sharpe was involved in a heated argument with Ja Morant's dad, Tee Morant and other Memphis Grizzlies ballers including the 23-year-old guard, Dillon Brooks and Steve Adams during their game at the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night.
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Shannon Sharpe is a big time LeBron James fan as appeared in his TV show 'Undisputed', where he participates in sports debates with fellow commentator and LeBron's critic, Skip Bayless. The fracas started when the NFL Hall of Famer told Dillon Brooks that he was too small to guard legendary forward LeBron James during the halftime break.
Reportedly, Ja Morant also told Sharpe "sit your ass down" just before halftime. The video showed Sharpe yelling, "I bet you won't" at Tee multiple times as staffers, security and referees get between them.
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Later, Sharpe explained the incident to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin and said, "They didn't want this smoke. They do all this talking and jockeying, and I ain't about that jockeying. It started with Dillon Brooks. I said he was too small to guard LeBron. He said, 'F*** me'. I said, 'f*** you back.'... I wanted anything they had. Don't let these fools fool you now."
Later, Sharpe and Tee Morant hugged each other and ended the altercation.
Talking about the game, Los Angeles Lakers defeated Memphis Grizzlies by one point and snapped their 11-game winning streak at the Crypto.com Arena. The Lakers will next face Portland Trail Blazers at the Moda Center on Sunday night. Also, LeBron James recorded 23 points, six assists, nine rebounds, and two steals and blocks each to become one of the three players all-time (Hakeem Olajuwon and Karl Malone) with 2000 steals and 1000 blocks.
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