It seems that the NBA is presently seeing its share of fights. The latest altercation concerned NFL Corridor of Famer Shannon Sharpe and Ja Morant’s father Tee after an all-out battle between Brook Lopez of the Milwaukee Bucks and Gary Trent Jr. of the Toronto Raptors.
The occasion occurred on the Crypto.com area when the Los Angeles Lakers hosted the Memphis Grizzlies.
After Sharpe and Memphis guard Dillon Brooks traded insults, a struggle broke out.
The scenario then grew to become extra apparent when Dillon’s teammates Steven Adams and Morant entered the image.
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Shannon Sharpe vs Ja Morant’s father Tee
At one level, Morant‘s father additionally obtained into the combination, with each Tee and Sharpe having a heated dialogue.
Following the incident, Sharpe instructed ESPN his model of occasions.
“I stated Brooks was too small to protect LeBron, he stated ‘F**okay me’,” Sharpe instructed ESPN’s NBA skilled Dave McMenamin.
“I stated ‘f*** you again’.
“He began to return at me and I stated ‘You don’t need these issues’ after which Ja got here out of nowhere speaking.
“He positively didn’t need these issues. Then the dad got here and he clearly didn’t need no issues.
“However I wished something that they had. Don’t let these fools idiot you now.
“They do all this speaking and jockeying, and I ain’t about that jockeying.”