Following the second quarter of Friday night’s game between the Lakers and Grizzlies in Los Angeles, a shouting match broke out involving notable names at Crypto.com arena.
Fox analyst Shannon Sharpe and Tee Morant, the father of Memphis star Ja Morant, were seen shouting at one another courtside and needed to be separated by several team staffers, arena security and even game officials.
It’s unclear what triggered the incident, but Tee Morant and Grizzlies center Steven Adams were shouting at Sharpe as the teams were heading to the locker room for halftime.
Sharpe issued a brief statement to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin to explain his side of the incident.