NFL icon, NBA star's dad in fiery altercation

An NBA lucifer has been marred by an disfigured confrontation betwixt an NFL fable sitting courtside and a radical of players, with 1 of the players' fathers besides involved.

The incidental occurred during the Memphis Grizzlies' clash against the Los Angeles Lakers astatine Crypto.com Arena arsenic the 2 teams headed into the passageway for the half-time break.

Grizzlies defender Dillon Brooks was seen exchanging words with NFL Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe, who had stood up retired of his courtside seat.

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A ample Grizzlies contingent past arrived to face Sharpe, led by New Zealand large antheral Steven Adams and All-Star defender Ja Morant.

Shannon Sharpe and Ja Morant's begetter Tee had to beryllium separated by information pursuing a fiery confrontation (Twitter)

Morant's father, Tee, past besides got involved, earlier information broke up the impending brawl and escorted Sharpe from his spot for the half-time interval. He returned for the commencement of the 2nd half.

Sharpe, a three-time Super Bowl victor with the Denver Broncos and Baltimore Ravens, told ESPN the disfigured scenes kicked disconnected aft a jab astatine Brooks' defence.

"They bash each that talking and jockeying and I ain't astir that jockeying," helium told ESPN newsman Dave McMennamin.

"It started with Dillon Brooks. I said helium was excessively tiny to defender LeBron (James). He said, 'F--k' me'. I said, 'F--k you' back.

Shannon Sharpe reacts aft helium is restrained by information from Ja Morant #12 of the Memphis Grizzlies aft a verbal altercation aft the archetypal fractional against the Los Angeles Lakers astatine Crypto.com Arena connected January 20, 2023 successful Los Angeles, California. (Harry How via Getty Images)

"He started to travel astatine maine and I said, 'You don't privation these problems', and past Ja (Morant) came retired of obscurity talking. He decidedly didn't privation these problems.

"Then the dada came and helium evidently didn't privation nary problems. But I wanted everything they had. Don't fto these fools fool, you now."

Morant's father, who is often seen courtside astatine his son's games, downplayed the incidental and said helium had "nothing but love" for Sharpe.

The brace settled their differences successful the 2nd half, sharing an clasp during an intermission successful the 3rd quarter.

Sharpe, who is simply a large instrumentality of LeBron James, has been a regular astatine Lakers location games and was spotted sharing an clasp with the Lakers prima anterior to extremity off.

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