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Things got a bit heated between the Memphis Grizzlies and Fox Sports host Shannon Sharpe during the Lakers-Grizzlies game in LA.
At the end of the second half, Sharpe was seen getting into it with several Grizzlies players before the half.
Shannon Sharpe said something that got the whole Grizzlies bench to charge at him moments after intermission. Security had to step in. Sharpe just walked into the locker room tunnel with multiple security guards.
— Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) January 21, 2023
Apparently, Ja Morant and other Grizzlies players were talking trash with Shannon, and things escalated from there.
Ja was yelling “sit yo ass down” to Shannon before the half? pic.twitter.com/cImqPG4QFu https://t.co/qrDyzvinm0
— Gifdsports (@gifdsports) January 21, 2023
Shannon Sharpe and Ja Morant’s dad just got into it and had to get separated by security 😳😳😳 pic.twitter.com/ME0aSNc7nY
— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) January 21, 2023
Here’s a video of Shannon yelling at Grizzlies players and being separated by security.
Shannon ready to fight the whole Grizzlies squad by himself 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/MdjhElSji2
— Gifdsports (@gifdsports) January 21, 2023
More of the verbal confrontation between Tee Morant & Shannon Sharpe pic.twitter.com/6f3uPRqVQE
— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) January 21, 2023
Sharpe spoke with ESPN about the incident.
Shannon Sharpe spent halftime in the tunnel with security before returning to his seat for the third quarter. He granted ESPN a brief interview explaining what happened with the Grizzlies on his way to his seat: pic.twitter.com/XZNw6sQhEG
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) January 21, 2023