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LeBron James made it clear which side he's on after a spat between FS1 host Shannon Sharpe and members of the Memphis Grizzlies at halftime of their game against the Lakers.
James vocally supported Sharpe after the game, saying he backs the Pro Football Hall-of-Fame tight end.
'I ride with Shannon 365 days — 366 on a leap year — 24/7. So that's my guy,' James said after the game.
'I always got his back and he's got mine. He can talk with the best of them, for sure.'
LeBron James voiced his support for Shannon Sharpe after Friday's game vs. Memphis
FS1 host and former NFL player Shannon Sharpe had to be restrained by security at Friday's Lakers-Grizzlies game in LA after a verbal confrontation with Memphis players at halftime
Sharpe was seen shouting at Grizzlies veteran Dillon Brooks as players headed toward the locker rooms.
Memphis center Steven Adams appeared to take offense and confronted the 54-year-old Sharpe, who refused to back down. Meanwhile, Grizzlies staffers tried in vain to hold back the 6-foot-11, 265-pound Adams.
Furthermore, Grizzlies star Ja Morant and his father, Tee, were involved in the incident, which never turned physical.
'They didn't want this smoke,' Sharpe told ESPN's Dave McMenamin before
