Shannon Sharpe

There was chaos at Crypto.Com Arena on Saturday afternoon [AEDT] as Fox Sports personality and NFL Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe sparked a heated altercation ...

“I had an opportunity to talk to Tee Morant and he said, ‘My blood pressure didn’t go up a bit, nothing but love and respect for Shannon Sharpe. Then the dad came and he obviously didn’t want no problems. Even though it was nothing, they did nothing together.” “The good thing you see is everyone is in building still in their seat but we have to be better collectively. I said he was too small to guard LeBron. He definitely didn’t want these problems.

Shannon Sharpe got into an altercation with Grizzlies players and Ja Morant's father Tee Morant during halftime.

As Morant was walking off the court toward the locker room, he paused and walked in the direction of Sharpe at his courtside seat. After the possession, Brooks looked in Sharpe's direction, and the two had words. The incident happened shortly after the halftime buzzer when Sharpe yelled at Ja Morant after the final possession of the first half.

Referees and security intervened to settle the confrontation as several Grizzlies players gathered on the sideline opposite their bench to approach Sharpe.

They hugged at the end of the third quarter. After the halftime buzzer sounded, Brooks yelled at Sharpe and Sharpe motioned toward Brooks. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hall of Fame football player Shannon Sharpe had a heated courtside conversation with Memphis Grizzlies players Ja Morant and Dillon Brooks and Morant’s father at the end of the first half Friday night in a nationally televised game against the Los Angeles Lakers.

You just never know what you're going to see at a Lakers game in Los Angeles. Courtside celebrities are a regular occurrence, and they occasionally engage ...

Eventually Tee Morant, the father of Grizzlies point guard [Ja Morant](/nba/players/2892772/ja-morant/), joined in, and Sharpe directed his attention toward him as the two were separated. Grizzlies’ Dillon Brooks said Shannon Sharpe, as a fan, shouldn’t have been been allowed to stay at the arena after halftime verbal altercation: “A regular pedestrian like him? Grizzlies center [Steven Adams](/nba/players/2067654/steven-adams/) then made his way toward Sharpe as a mob of players and security guards began to form. Cooler heads seemed to prevail as Sharpe took his seat for the second half. [Dillon Brooks](/nba/players/2157680/dillon-brooks/) had words for Sharpe on his way to the locker room. Courtside celebrities are a regular occurrence, and they occasionally engage in banter (friendly or not-so-friendly) with players during the game.

The fracas started after Sharpe said he told Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks that he was too small to guard Lakers star LeBron James. Suddenly Morant's father ...

Sharpe just walked into the locker room tunnel with multiple security guards.— Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) Referees and security intervened.— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) He granted ESPN a brief interview explaining what happened with the Grizzlies on his way to his seat:— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) Shannon Sharpe was talking to Ja Morant, then Steven Adams walked over in front of Ja Morant. The fracas started after Sharpe said he told Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks that he was too small to guard Lakers star LeBron James. Security and the referees eventually broke up the scuffle and Sharpe returned to his seat after halftime.

You just never know what you're going to see at a Lakers game in Los Angeles. Courtside celebrities are a regular occurrence, and they occasionally engage ...

Eventually Tee Morant, the father of Grizzlies point guard [Ja Morant](/nba/players/2892772/ja-morant/), joined in, and Sharpe directed his attention toward him as the two were separated. Grizzlies’ Dillon Brooks said Shannon Sharpe, as a fan, shouldn’t have been been allowed to stay at the arena after halftime verbal altercation: “A regular pedestrian like him? Grizzlies center [Steven Adams](/nba/players/2067654/steven-adams/) then made his way toward Sharpe as a mob of players and security guards began to form. Cooler heads seemed to prevail as Sharpe took his seat for the second half. [Dillon Brooks](/nba/players/2157680/dillon-brooks/) had words for Sharpe on his way to the locker room. Courtside celebrities are a regular occurrence, and they occasionally engage in banter (friendly or not-so-friendly) with players during the game.

A visibly upset Steven Adams has been involved in a courtside confrontation during the Memphis Grizzlies' NBA game against the Los Angeles Lakers.