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Grizzlies get heated with ex-NFL star Shannon Sharpe before half

LOS ANGELES -- Tempers flared just after the second-quarter buzzer sounded in Friday night's game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Lakers when several members of the Grizzlies engaged in a shouting match with NFL Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe, who was seated courtside.

Referees and security intervened to settle the confrontation as several Grizzlies players -- including Dillon Brooks, Steven Adams, Ja Morant and Morant's father, Tee Morant -- gathered on the sideline opposite their bench at Crypto.com Arena to approach Sharpe.

Sharpe, who currently works as a commentator for FOX Sports, was escorted by security through the tunnel to a back hallway of the arena where he stayed for halftime before returning to his seat for the third quarter.