Fox's Shannon Sharpe sparks altercation with Grizzlies, Tee Morant after heckling Dillon Brooks

Former NFL star and Fox personality Shannon Sharpe appeared to spark an altercation with the entire Memphis Grizzlies team and Tee Morant on Friday night during their game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena.

Sharpe was sitting courtside at the game when the altercation started just before halftime. Both Ja Morant and Dillon Brooks were seen talking at Sharpe while they started walking off the court, but then things quickly erupted. Nearly the entire Grizzlies bench, led by 6-foot-11 center Steven Adams, suddenly charged at Sharpe — which prompted security to jump in and try to hold them back.

Tee Morant was seen coming up to Sharpe and the larger altercation from the side, and the two had to be separated by security. Sharpe and the elder Morant were then walked off the floor in different directions by security, but both returned to their seats for the second half.

The cause of the altercation, at least from Sharpe’s point of view, was incredibly stupid.

Sharpe told ESPN’s Dave McMenamin that the fight first started after Sharpe told Brooks he “was too small to guard LeBron [James].”

"They didn't want this smoke, Dave," Sharpe told ESPN. "They do all that talking and jockeying and I ain't about that jockeying. It started with Dillon Brooks. I said he was too small to guard LeBron. He said, 'F**k' me. I said, 'F**k you' back. He started to come at me and I said, 'You don't want these problems.'

"And then Ja came out of nowhere talking. He definitely didn't want these problems. Then teh dad came and he obviously didn't want no problems. But I wanted anything they had. Don't let these fools fool you now."

It's not exactly clear why Sharpe started heckling Brooks in the first place. And, obviously, Brooks has a much better chance at guarding James than the 54-year-old retired tight end does.

The Grizzlies held a 53-49 lead at halftime.

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