LeBron James Doubles Down on His Stance About Shannon Sharpe

After the Fox analyst got into a courtside incident during Friday’s Lakers game with the father of Ja Morant, James posted a message of support for Sharpe.
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After Fox analyst Shannon Sharpe got into a courtside altercation with Grizzlies wing Dillon Brooks, Tee Morant (the father of Ja Morant) and Grizzlies center Steven Adams on Friday night, Lakers star LeBron James came to the defense of Sharpe in the team’s postgame press conference.

“I ride with Shannon 365 days—366 on a leap year—24/7. So that’s my guy,” James said. “I always got his back. And he’s got mine. He can talk with the best of them, for sure.”

On Saturday afternoon, James doubled down in his defense of Sharpe with a post on Instagram.

James posted a picture of a visibly angry Sharpe on Friday night with the caption “If ‘I wish a Muthaf— would’ was a person. MOOD. Unk VIBES!”

The courtside argument began when Sharpe was heckling Brooks and his ability to guard James. The heckling became personal for Brooks, who was seen arguing with Sharpe from across the court as he walked off the court heading into halftime. 

The incident escalated when Adams came to the defense of Brooks and approached Sharpe on the sideline. Before long, Sharpe was seen shouting at Adams and Tee Morant. Several parties got involved to separate Sharpe, Morant, Adams and others, including arena security, assistant coaches and other players.

Brooks called Sharpe a “regular pedestrian” after the game and argued that Sharpe should not be back in the arena after the incident.


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Mike McDaniel is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where he has worked since January 2022. His work has been featured at InsideTheACC.com, SB Nation, FanSided and more. McDaniel hosts the Hokie Hangover Podcast, covering Virginia Tech athletics, as well as Basketball Conference: The ACC Football Podcast. Outside of work, he is a husband and father, and an avid golfer.