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Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks is not a fan of Shannon Sharpe.
On Friday night, Brooks got into a war of words with the FS1 host sitting courtside at the Lakers-Grizzlies game. The beef escalated, and security had to be called in after several Grizzlies players rushed toward Sharpe.
ESPN video of Shannon and the Grizz + Tee Morant pic.twitter.com/wSbKc1jLz1
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Shannon Sharpe and Ja Morant’s dad just got into it and had to get separated by security 😳😳😳 pic.twitter.com/ME0aSNc7nY
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https://t.co/YNOtQJbMRS pic.twitter.com/HeTpZrqnI2
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After being escorted off the court during halftime, Sharpe gave ESPN an impromptu interview and ripped into Grizzlies players.
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
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After the game ended, Brooks fired back at Sharpe and called him a “pedestrian” and a “blogger” for being allowed to return to his seats later in the game.
“A regular pedestrian like him? No. He shouldn’t have ever came back in the game. But it’s LA.”
Dillon Brooks on if it was appropriate for Shannon Sharpe to have a back-and-forth with the Grizzlies: “A regular pedestrian like him? No. He shouldn’t have ever came back in the game. But it’s LA.” pic.twitter.com/tf2NFaXyqe
— Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) January 21, 2023
Dillon Brooks on the Shannon Sharpe incident: “I ain’t talking about that. You gotta ask him. He’s the blogger or whatever he is. I don’t really care about all of that. Next question.” pic.twitter.com/9GQ2y6pSHH
— Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) January 21, 2023
LeBron James said he had Sharpe’s back after the incident.
“I ride with Shannon 365 days — 366 on a leap year — 24/7. So that’s my guy. I always got his back. And he’s got mine. He can talk with the best of them, for sure.”
LeBron on Shannon Sharpe: “I ride with Shannon 365 days — 366 on a leap year — 24/7. So that’s my guy. I always got his back. And he’s got mine. He can talk with the best of them, for sure.” pic.twitter.com/bAHMuPZkix
— Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) January 21, 2023