Tensions tend to be high on a basketball court and at times we see courtside fans get into it with players. While it’s usually just some no-namers involved in these exchanges, that wasn’t the case on Friday night.
Shannon Sharpe was in attendance as the Los Angeles Lakers welcomed the Memphis Grizzlies and things got heated between him and the visiting team. Security had to get involved as Sharpe exchanged words with the players as well as Tee Morant, father of Ja Morant.
Shannon Sharpe wanted all of the smoke https://t.co/oTkrbiH5cS
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) January 21, 2023
NBA fans reacted to this wild altercation.
https://twitter.com/itachix23/status/1616656815361765383
Tee Morant after security grabbed Shannon Sharpe. pic.twitter.com/7EqYLQFER3
— V̷a̷t̷o̷r̷ (@VatorSports) January 21, 2023
Yah my money on Steven Adams.
— TheDonDada (@Thebigshort08) January 21, 2023
https://twitter.com/Matt0ls0n/status/1616657075806822402https://twitter.com/MambaSZN/status/1616657024875462656
Love how Ja and Brooks started it but hid behind everyone 😂
— Michael Schroder (@Mschroder96) January 21, 2023
Unc going crazy
— Maven*Merch++🤬🆚 (@Ajay2millennium) January 21, 2023
https://twitter.com/GSWReddit/status/1616665779583463424
Grizzlies are beyond soft 😂
— Lambo (@Lambo3195) January 21, 2023
Grizzlies soft and can't take criticism
— Content Streets (@contentstreets) January 21, 2023
Got more fight in him than his favorite team
— Clay Smith (@Clay_Smith9) January 21, 2023
Shannon Sharp wasn't backing up for any of them. They would've got the funk.
— Earl Jackson (@ejack1676) January 21, 2023
Shannon is Him.
— Raging Celtics ☘️😤 (@RagingCeltics) January 21, 2023
Ja Morant Started The Argument & Tried To Act Like He Ain’t Know What Was Going On 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/UYv2xFnahK
— Giants Are 0-2 (@NickRackz_) January 21, 2023
Grizzlies couldn’t take the smoke lol
— … (@DrNBA_) January 21, 2023
Weird how ja morant seems to always get quiet when that trash talk circles back around to him 😂
— booker fan (@NbaFan38623837) January 21, 2023
Not from Steven adams he didn’t😂
— Knox Ashford (@kpashford14) January 21, 2023
He didn’t want Steven Adams smoke.
— Ben Ellard (@HoneyBadger5719) January 21, 2023
You never Steven Adams lose it the way he seemed to there, which makes you wonder just how bad the situation was. Fortunately, it didn’t get physical as both sides would have seriously regretted that in the future.
Shannon Sharpe Explained What Led To The Altercation
As everyone wondered just what happened there, Sharpe gave an explanation to ESPN on what led to the altercation. He stated that he and Dillon Brooks were exchanging some words with each other when Ja suddenly got involved. His father soon followed and things eventually threatened to get out of hand.
Sharpe also added that the Grizzlies didn’t want that smoke and it doesn’t look like any of them apart from Adams really wanted to get involved as the situation escalated. Still, Shannon shouldn’t have gotten involved here as he was just there as a fan. This whole thing started because he was jawing with Brooks and he needs to be better than that.
The incident somewhat took away from a tightly-contested encounter that went down to the wire. The Grizzlies led for much of the game but the Lakers managed to take the lead late thanks to a clutch steal by Dennis Schroder and then hung on for the win. It ended the Grizzlies’ 11-game winning run and was probably the most impressive performance by the Lakers this season.
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