Shannon Sharpe Apologizes For Altercation At Laker Game, ‘I Was Wrong’

Shannon Sharpe offered a mea culpa Monday morning, apologizing for getting into an altercation with several Grizzlies players and Ja Morant‘s dad near his floor seats at the Lakers game Friday night, saying he takes full responsibility for his actions.

“I want to apologize for my behavior,” Sharpe this morning on “Undisputed,” adding … “For the last six and a half years, I’ve preached accountability and responsibility. And I take full responsibility for what transpired. It does not matter what Dillon Brooks said or how many times he said it.”

“Me being the responsible person. Me having the platform that I have and having so many people look up to me, I was wrong. I should have lowered the temperature in the arena. Instead, I turned the temperature up, and I let it get out of hand.”

Sharpe then apologized to Jeanie Buss, the Lakers organization, and their fans for “any harm or unwanted attention” he may have caused. The FS1 commentator also apologized to the Grizzlies, Dillon Brooks, and Morant, whom he raved about after witnessing him play in person.

Of course, sitting courtside for the Grizzlies-Lakers game Friday night, Shannon got into a heated back-and-forth with Brooks, causing Ja and Steven Adams to come to Dillon’s defense.

The Pro Football Hall of Famer was also jawing with Ja’s dad, Tee, “saying, “I bet you won’t,” multiple times as security, arena staffers, referees, and players tried to separate them.

Despite the chaotic scene, Sharpe returned to his seat a quarter later to finish watching the game — and even made amends with Tee later in the night.