Shannon Sharpe should’ve been ejected in petty altercation with Grizzlies | Opinion
dustup between members of the Grizzlies, Ja Morant’s dad, Tee, and Shannon Sharpe, the Fox Sports commentator and Pro Football Hall of Famer.
The incident began at halftime when Sharpe began jawing at Memphis’ Dillon Brooks, who barked back. Grizzlies center Steven Adams walked toward Sharpe as security, team staffers and referees acted as a buffer between Sharpe and Grizzlies players. Ja Morant entered the fray as did Ja’s dad, Tee, and Sharpe and Tee Morant continued the back-and-forth as players left the court.
Follow every game: Latest NBA Scores and Schedules
In a brief interview with ESPN at halftime, Sharpe said: “They didn’t want this smoke, Dave. They do that 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, ‘(expletive) me. I said, ‘(expletive) you’ back. He started to come (at) me and I said, ‘You don’t want these problems.’ And then Ja came out of nowhere talking. He definitely didn’t want these problems. Then the dad came and he obviously didn’t want no problems. But I wanted anything they had. Don’t let these fools fool you now.”