Shannon Sharpe made all sorts of headlines on Friday night after he was involved in a heated altercation during the nationally-televised matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Memphis Grizzlies. Sharpe had to be escorted out of the stands after getting in a heated altercation with Ja Morant, Steven Adams, and eventually, Ja's dad Tee Morant.
Sharpe's show-stopping antics went completely viral as several videos showed the former NFL star turned FS1 analyst absolutely turned up as he was separated from what seemed like the entire Grizzlies team:
Tee Morant and Shannon Sharpe got into a heated confrontation and had to be separated 😳
(via @BenGolliver)pic.twitter.com/NXVssRMZI5
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) January 21, 2023
Another angle of Shannon Sharpe and Ja Morant's dad, Tee, getting into it 👀
(via @DamichaelC)pic.twitter.com/hbeZ7z1end
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) January 21, 2023
Apparently, it all started with a verbal spat between Sharpe and Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks. It wasn't long before Morant, Adams, and Papa Tee got involved. It led to Sharpe getting all riled up and having to be escorted to the tunnels by security personnel of Crypto.com Arena.
Unsurprisingly, the mean streets of Twitter went all in on Shannon Sharpe and his antics during the high-profile matchup:
This is a WWF backstage interview quote.
— David Grzybowski (@DavidGrzyTV) January 21, 2023




Who would wanna go toe to toe with this pic.twitter.com/TU2Q1NIgNQ
— TJ from TWlTTER (@TJfromTWlTTER) January 21, 2023
I got my 401k on Aquamane folding Shannon in the the shape of the L in the Lakers logo 😂😂😂 #BigMemphis
— BeachFront Enthusiast (@HadToHappn) January 21, 2023
I’m going to go out on a limb and say that’s incredibly inappropriate conduct for a media member, which Sharpe is.
— Austin Facer (@austinfacer) January 21, 2023
Shannon Sharpe is 54 years old beefing with 20 year old kids pic.twitter.com/snPq9B7vC3
— Sir Yacht (@SirYacht_) January 21, 2023
There's a lot more where that came from, and let's just say that social media didn't really appreciate Sharpe's antics during the game.
There has to be some sort of repercussions to this incident. At the end of the day, Sharpe is still a fan watching the game, and the fact that he confronted the players (and one of their dads) isn't exactly the type of behavior you expect from a fan. We've had similar incidents in the past, and more often than not, these unruly supporters get sanctioned harshly. Then again, Shannon Sharpe isn't any other fan, so it will be interesting to see if the NBA actually does anything about this.