It’s time to bring back the Lakers-Grizzlies controversy! This time, a 41-year-old decided to look back into a famous incident from the 2023 regular season. A fight between the Memphis Grizzlies players and NFL legend Shannon Sharpe made the headlines back at the beginning of the year. Even though it has been more than four months since the beef started, a 3-time All-Star went on to share his perspective now, which stands as a highlight.?
Well, the former Wizards had a whole new different narrative! Looks like he had all his money on the former NFL superstar.?
A former Wizards star believes Shannon Sharpe would have knocked the entire Grizzlies
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54-year-old Shannon Sharpe was a sensation for the Los Angeles Lakers buffs back in February. A heated game between the Lakers and Grizzlies escalated quickly after veteran guard Dillon Brooks and Sharpe got into it mid-game. A video of the two’s exchange went viral on social media.?
Several NBA veterans and analysts shared their take on the heated battle. The latest to join was Gilbert Arenas. The 3-time All-Star’s perspective was quite different. Arenas believes things would have been a lot different if Shannon Sharpe was younger.?
228lbs Sharpe was one of the best big men in the NFL back then. Well, he still looks the same at 53 years. However, Arenas believes Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies would have been in trouble if the 2-time champion was 23 years old.?The former Wizard shared, “If this was a 23-year-old Shannon Sharpe… He prolly would have knocked the whole Grizzlies. We wouldn’t have to worry about them in the playoffs.”?
?Arenas has lately been active on social media platforms to share his take on trending NBA news. During his time with the Wizards in 2009, Arenas made headlines for a gun incident as well. Before Ja Morant got his first suspension, Arenas had some words to say about that too.
Gilbert Arenas advised Ja Morant after the famous gun incident
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The second time Morant got caught with a gun on an Instagram live, things got heated. The NBA has suspended the 23-year-old for the first 25 games of the next season. Before the suspension, Arenas made sure he advised the Grizzlies star.?
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The 41-year-old kept it simple. He shared in an interview,?“Understand your surroundings. Put people around you who have the same interest, and that interest is protecting your brand.”?Arenas was accused of a similar incident back in 2009 and thus knows the consequences best.?
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