Shannon Sharpe, Stephen Jackson slam Grizzlies over ‘bulls–t’ Dillon Brooks exit
Add Shannon Sharpe and Stephen Jackson to the refrain of media members ripping the Grizzlies for a way they’ve dealt with the Dillon Brooks breakup.
On Tuesday, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that the Grizzlies informed the free agent Brooks, who prodded LeBron James early in the first-round series that was ultimately lost to the Lakers, and shot simply 31 p.c from the sector within the six-game collection, that they’d not be retaining him “under any circumstances.”
“I’m upset as a result of it appears wish to me the Grizzlies are attempting to scapegoat this man into their season not being the season they thought it could be,” Sharpe informed co-host Skip Bayless on FS1’s “Undisputed”.
“Skip, I’m a agency believer, what kind of atmosphere you may have, particularly if it’s sports-related, you both coach a habits otherwise you condone a habits. Now which is it, [Grizzlies coach] Taylor Jenkins? As a result of after they have been chirping final yr, and so they began this final yr, you didn’t say something. The group didn’t get this below management.”
Sharpe had to be separated from Tee Morant, the daddy of Grizzlies star Ja Morant, earlier this season throughout a Lakers-Grizzlies sport, and has usually been vital of the best way Memphis gamers have carried themselves this yr.
He stated that Brooks was the “least” of the Grizzlies’ issues, implying that Ja Morant’s repeated off-court points have been a far greater challenge in submarining the workforce’s season, and saying straight that Morant is the largest trash-talker on the workforce.
“That is some bull-jive,” Sharpe stated. “They didn’t lose to the Lakers due to what Dillon Brooks stated. Grizzlies have greater points and no one talks greater than Ja.”
Jackson, talking on “I Am Athlete,” additionally felt Brooks was unfairly scapegoated.
“For me, I feel it’s bulls–t,” Jackson said.
“Yeah [Brooks] has acquired a chip on his shoulder. Yeah he stated some issues. However he ain’t the primary participant to try this. Ron Artest did it. I did it. Draymond [Green] does it. I don’t perceive, I assume he poked the improper bear.”
The criticism by Sharpe and Jackson echoed that of ESPN NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins and Ringer founder Invoice Simmons, who crushed the Grizzlies for burying Brooks on the way out the door on Tuesday.