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Shannon Sharpe Disrespects The Thunder: “Weakest No. 1 Seed”

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Shannon Sharpe is making some bold proclamations ahead of the NBA playoffs. The Oklahoma City Thunder, led by MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, secured the top seed in the West. OKC is a young team that has defied expectations and has performed like one of the best teams all season. Despite their success, some question marks surround OKC from those covering the NBA. Shannon Sharpe proved on First Take that he is certainly not a believer in the Thunder.

The Western Conference is going to be a dogfight. The seeding for the top 3 teams came down to the final day of the season. The teams are very close, with little separation between the top dogs. The prompt on First Take was if the Lakers, who are in the play-in tournament, should try to avoid the Denver Nuggets in the playoffs. If the Lakers win, they will play the defending champs, but if they lose tonight, they may play the No. 1-seeded Thunder. Shannon Sharpe made it clear that he believes the Lakers have nothing to fear.

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Shannon Sharpe Calls The Thunder The Weakest 1 Seed

Shannon Sharpe doesn’t think the Thunder would be a problem for the Lakers in the slightest. Sharpe is a LeBron fan and is high on the Lakers. He is looking at who he thinks the Lakers can beat in the first round out of the top two seeds. On one side, there’s the Thunder, a young, unproven team. On the other hand, there’s the defending NBA champs led by two-time MVP Nikola Jokic, a team the Lakers have struggled with. The Thunder might be the better option, but calling them the weakest No.1 seed in history is massive disrespect.

When Stephen A. Smith is taken aback by a take, you know it was disrespectful. When Sharpe was challenged by NBA reporter Brian Windhorst, who outlined the various reasons why his take may be wrong, he doubled down. Sharpe went on to say he thinks most teams in the Western Conference playoffs would beat the Thunder. It’s a bold take, but he was warned by his fellow panelists that he might regret his stance. The Thunder will have to wait and see who they are playing in the first round of the NBA playoffs.

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GloRilla X Club Shay Shay: 5 Biggest Takeaways

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GloRilla, the Memphis-based rapper, recently made a guest appearance on the Club Shay Shay podcast, hosted by Shannon Sharpe. As a star rapidly on the rise, all eyes are on GloRilla yet she sometimes finds herself at the center of controversy and social media discourse. During her appearance on the podcast, the bold rapper took to the podcast to share about her childhood, as well as dream collabs, and influences. She also candidly discussed her latest mixtape, Ehhthang Ehhthang, revealing insights into her creative process and artistic vision. Here are some of the biggest takeaways from the interview.

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Yo Gotti’s Influence

During the interview, GloRilla opened up to Shannon Sharpe about how Yo Gotti mentors her and his influence on her music. “One thing about me, I don’t record a lot,” she began. “Like if I don’t like a song I’mma scratch it, like the moment I write it and it’s not good, I’m not going to record or nothing. And so, like I could be in the studio for 10 hours, write two songs not like them and I won’t record. He just be telling me like ‘Record them, every song. It might end up being good.’ And I don’t think it’s good,right? You know what I’m saying. Every song you make not just gonna be like that but just do it. You never know what the song gonna do.”

GloRilla Tells Shannon Sharpen She Welcomes Criticism

Moving forward with the interview, the topic of criticism came up. When Shannon Sharpe asked about how she blocks all the noise, GloRilla revealed that she doesn’t. Instead, she listens to it and makes corrections. “The thing with me is, criticism I like it,” she said. “All my friends know when I talk to them, I’m the most blunt person they ever meet…Don’t lie to me like tell me criticism because when I go out in the public, they going to say it anyway. So, it’s certain shit that I take from criticism like when people be talking shit like ‘oh she did this. It’s this, it’s that.’ Okay, I’m going to take heed to that right and fix it.”

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GloRilla’s Dream Collabs

During the Club Shay Shay interview, GloRilla revealed a few artists that she would love to collaborate with, and why. Dropping big names like Beyonce, Drake, and Lil Wayne, GloRilla built her dream collab. “Five people I want to collab with I haven’t collab with,” she started. “Number one, Beyonce. Number two would be Drake and Lil Wayne, I love them.” Future and Chief Keef rounded out her 5-man team. “I grew up on Beyonce,” she continued. “She forever going to be my favorite artist of all time. Lil Wayne and Drake, they just like lyrical beasts. I love they swag and their approach to songs, and how they come on the beats and shit. Chief Keef just was young and turnt like, he was the first young turnt rapper I ever knew about… Future just a GOAT.”

GloRilla Opened Up About Her Childhood

On Club Shay Shay, GloRilla opened up about her childhood days, especially living in a house with nine siblings. Being the eighth child herself, the rapper revealed that things were quite hard for her and her brothers and sisters. “Just imagine, it was a lot of us so we used to get on each other nerves and pick on each other and fight,” she said. “Well, we love each other at the end of the day though… We used to get whoopings.” 

She also spoke about life being homeschooled, and the circumstances that led to her and her siblings enrolling in school. “Like every child got whoopings, but my sister didn’t,” she continued. “So, she used to call DCS on my mama and she was like, ‘my momma used to beat on us and we weren’t learning nothing in homeschool’ and all this stuff. And so, my mama had to put us in school after that.”

Her Frustrations With Social Media’s Double Standards

Speaking on how social media netizens held double standards, GloRilla explained to Shannon Sharpe her views and experiences with how the internet offers little grace for women compared to men. “They be hard on us. Social media be way harder on females than men you think,” she insisted. “So because a n***a can be ugly as hell but if he bumping, they don’t give a shit. ‘oh my God we love you.’ If they don’t like a certain part of your body, they think you too skinny, they think your feet too big or anything, they just going to talk about you all the time. Like they like, ‘oh you’re a female. You supposed to be perfect.’ They don’t hold men to the ‘being perfect’ standard. They hold women to that.”

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GloRilla Once Again Expertly Avoids Question About Damian Lillard

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Earlier this year, GloRilla made her affection for one particular NBA player publicly known. It started with her appeatance at the NBA All-Star game, which included a number of viral moments. But extra attention was pair to a tweet she made in response to a picture of her and Damian Lillard. In the tweet she made sure it was crystal clear that she’s attracted to the Milwaukee Bucks player. When he was asked about the affirmation a few weeks later he responded by shouting out the rapper.

Since then, GloRilla has carefully dodged questions about Lillard whenever they came up. That was first the case when TMZ tried to ask her and she found away out. It was once again the case in the newly released episode of Club Shay Shay where she’s interviewed. Host Shannon Sharpe asks her about her favorite NBA players, which is clearly a guided question attempting to arrive at a discussion about Lillard. But once again Glo manages to expertly dodge the question while not clarifying much of anything. Check out the clip of her avoiding specifics while discussing Damian Lillard below.

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GloRilla Still Not Talking About Damian Lillard

The discussion of NBA players did eventually land on something Glo was more willing to talk about. She expressed her appreciation for LeBron James’ cosign of her new song. Glo unleashed her track “Yeah Glo!” back in February and it’s been clicking with fans and critics ever since. The song jumped into the top half of the Hot 100 a few weeks ago and has stuck.

Earlier this week GloRilla unveiled some new details about her upcoming album. She announced that the project is called Ehhthang Ehhthang and also shared the album artwork and tracklist with fans. The project is right around the corner with its expected release date coming later this week. What do you think of GloRilla once again effectively dodging questions about Damian Lillard? Why do you think she’s so hesitant to talk about him? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Offset Defends Hip-Hop After Shannon Sharpe Says It Might Be Declining

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Earlier this week, Offset’s appearance on Club Shay Shay was released. in recent months, the podcast has been a platform for celebrities to spread some pretty wild rumors almost completely unchecked. The most notable example was Katt Williams who made weeks’ worth of news with everything he said on his appearance. The former Migos rapper’s time on the show was a lot less explosive but he still spawned plenty of memorable and discussion-worthy moments.

One of the big moments was a debate over whether hip-hop was “declining,” a notion that Offset denies. “I don’t know what folks be talking ‘bout, it’s still that. Why would it not be? Everything is culturally moved from Hip-Hop, period. I don’t care what it is. It is a commercial—that ain’t got nothing to do with nothing. It’s all still brought to Hip-Hop at the end of the day,” he explained. ““What the hell I look like saying it’s declining right now? I’m in it. No sir! And it’s way more rich Black folks off of Hip-Hop than ever. It ain’t never been no execs in the building like it is now” he concluded. Check out his full podcast appearance below.

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Offset Defends Hip-Hop From Accusations Of Declining

In a different moment on the podcast, Offset updated fans on where things stand between him and Joe Budden. He gave some background on how they ended up at odds in the first place following Budden’s criticisms of Cardi B and female rappers at large. Despite their issues the “WORTH IT” rapper insists that the two are now on good terms.

In another hilarious moment from the interview, Offset roasted Shannon Sharpe. The rapper took aim at the skinny pants Sharpe often steps out in claiming that he’s “too big” for that. What do you think of Offset’s comments about hip-hop not actually declining? Do you agree with him that the genre is putting more black people in positions of power than ever before? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Offset Roasts Shannon Sharpe For His Tight Pants

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Earlier today, a new episode of Club Shay Shay was released featuring a conversation with former Migos rapper Offset. The podcast has become a go-to for celebrities looking to speak their mind in a mostly uncritical format. As a result it’s sparked a handful of incredibly viral moments, none more so than Katt Williams earlier this year. He was given the platform to make all kinds of outlandish claims that sparked days, worth of news.

By comparison, Offset’s interview is much more tame but that doesn’t mean he isn’t providing some valuable insight. In one of the most viral moments he opens up on his relationship with Joe Budden. He discusses how the bad vibes between the pair started and why it took some time to repair them, but he insists all is well now. In another funnier moment, he took aim at, host Shannon Sharpe. He called out Sharpe for some of the outfits he’s been spotted wearing which can feature some very tight pants. The “Worth It” rapper clearly takes issue with the presentation and had to tell Sharpe he’s just “too big” for pants like that. Check out the hilarious interaction they have below.

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Offset Hilariously Roasts Shannon Sharpe’s Pants

Earlier this year, Offset took off on his first ever solo tour in support of his new album Set It Off. The shows got rave reviews right out of the gate with videos circulating online of hyped up crowds. Last week he teamed up with Gunna for a new single called “Prada Dem.” The song saw Gunna addressing some of the snitching allegations he was hit with following his plea deal from the YSL RICO trial.

Many are expecting Offset to make an appearance on the long-awaited new Cardi B album when it arrives later this year. What do you think of Offset’s hilarious jabs at Shannon Sharpe? Do you agree with him that Sharpe is too big to be wearing the skinny pants he’s often photographed in? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Shannon Sharpe Tears Into Kobe Bryant’s Parents For Selling Championship Rings

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Shannon Sharpe has voiced his disgust that Kobe Bryant’s parents sold the late NBA legend’s championship rings. Sharpe found the decision distasteful, greedy, and disrespectful. Furthermore, Sharpe noted that his mother “wouldn’t get another dime from me ever again” if she sold any of his memorabilia. However, Sharpe finds himself at the opposite end of the issue to Gilbert Arenas. Arenas has defended the parents of Kobe Bryant from critics, such as Sharpe, who have taken issue with their decision to sell their son’s championship rings. “They broke. They got no money. You can’t be mad because they’re selling the rings. The money wasn’t left to them. They tryna eat,” Arenas argued. While Kobe’s will has never been made public, it is believed that almost all of his money went to his wife Vanessa.

Of course, that decision in itself has been criticized online. Dr. Umar took aim at Vanessa last year for not spending the money she inherited on the Black community. Umar pointed to a “sports initiative” that Bryant recently started with “six predominantly white colleges”. Umar’s anger came as a result of Bryant not “choosing a single HBCU”. Umar was referring to the Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation. In September, the foundation announced partnerships with UConn, USC, Kentucky, Oregon, Duke, and LSU. Of note – UConn was seen as the frontrunner in the recruitment of Gigi Bryant before her death.

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Kobe Bryant Statue Outside Crypto.Com Arena Revealed To Contain Glaring Typos

Elsewhere, the recently unveiled statue of Kobe Bryant outside Crypto.com Arena has been revealed to contain several egregious typos. German basketball journalist Andre “Dre” Voigt published photos on social media showing that the engraving of the box score for Kobe’s 81-point game was riddled with errors. Jose Calderon’s name is misspelled as “Calderson”. Von Wafer’s name is misspelled as “Vom”. Finally, an instance of Coach’s Decision is misspelled as “decicion”. A subsequent report by ESPN noted that the Lakers had been made aware of the errors and would rectify them in the near future.

The statue, just the eighth in Lakers history, was unveiled on February 8 as part of a larger celebration to commemorate the team legend. The Lakers also wore their Kobe-designed Black Mamba jersey variant for the first time since Kobe’s death in early 2020.

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Corey Holcomb Unleashes Unhinged Rant About Shannon Sharpe And Lil Rel

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Corey Holcomb delivered a manic five-minute set about a host of prominent Black media figures during a recent appearance on the 5150 Show. His first target was Lil Rel Howery, who he accused of “buying b-tches”. Specifically, Halcomb accused Lil Rel of “buying a b-tch at the Beyonce show”, referring to Lil Rel’s proposal to his now-fiancee at a RENAISSANCE Tour concert last year.

However, oalcomb also went after Shannon Sharpe again. Holcomb leapt on the notion that Sharpe was “trapped in the Gaytrix”, as suggested by one of the show’s hosts. Previously, Holcomb went after Sharpe for hosting “fruit booties” on Club Shay Shay. However, Holcomb is not the only person to allege that Sharpe is secretly queer. Antonio Brown called Sharpe a “rainbow” while going after the Hall of Famer for his criticisms of Lamar Jackson.

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Shannon Sharpe Claims Katt Williams Interview Made Him More Money Than Any Year Of His NFL Career

Elsewhere, Sharpe recently claimed that he made more money from his Katt Williams interview than any single year of his NFL career. The Club Shay Shay interview made at least $113,000 from YouTube AdSense and that’s before adding in additional exposure, sponsorships, and onward revenue. The most that Sharpe made in a single season in the NFL was in 2000 when he made $5M. Despite Sharpe’s Hall of Famer career, both his sixth-round draft pick status and inflation must be taken into account.

Meanwhile, Sharpe defended himself against criticism stemming from his now-viral interview with Williams. “I never said I was a journalist. I am not an interviewer. What I always say at the start of my show is that the person who is coming on the show is coming over for a conversation and a drink. I’m a conversationalist,” Sharpe explained to his Nightcap co-host Chad Johnson. Furthermore, Sharpe noted that his show gets the big-name guests that it does because Sharpe offers a “safe space” for them to come and talk.

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Shannon Sharpe Clowned Yet Again, This Time For Harmless Steph Curry Interaction

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Shannon Sharpe is easily one of the best sports commentators in the game right now. Overall, he made his mark on Undisputed, however, he was eventually able to do big things with First Take. He is currently still on First Take, all while crafting a media empire with Club Shay Shay. At this point, Sharpe remains one of the biggest names and draws in the entire industry. It has been incredible to watch him grow, although it has certainly come with some hate. For instance, numerous comedians recently came after him with gay allegations. Even Antonio Brown has been going off on Sharpe on Twitter, although we believe it might be someone else running the account at this point.

Recently, Shannon Sharpe was at a Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors game. Following the match, Shannon went into the tunnel near the locker rooms, where he met up with Curry. During the encounter, they took a picture and Steph even signed some shoes for Shannon. As you can see below, Shannon was standing around awkwardly throughout the encounter, although it wasn’t anything egregious. Regardless, the internet decided to do its thing anyway.

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Shannon Sharpe x Steph Curry

In the tweets which can be seen below, fans were quick to say that Shannon was standing in a weird fashion. Moreover, some got specific with their roasts, noting that Sharpe looked as if he was scared that LeBron would see him. One person even said that Sharpe looked as though he wanted to get out of there and have Steph sign the shoes as fast as possible. Once again, it was a case of the internet doing a little bit too much. At some point, everyone has to let Shannon live his life.

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Let us know what you think about all of this, in the comments section below. Are the jokes becoming too much at this point? Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest news and updates from around the sports world. We will always be sure to keep you informed on all of your favorite athletes and their exploits.

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Skip Bayless Set To Team Up With This NBA Legend As Shannon Sharpe Continues To Obliterate Him In The Ratings

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Skip Bayless made a huge mistake when he decided to get disrespectful with Shannon Sharpe. Overall, Skip did not know just how good he had it with the man. They had solid chemistry and every single episode of Undisputed was entertaining. However, Bayless ruined it and Sharpe decided to go elsewhere. Now, Sharpe and Stephen A. Smith have teamed up for monster ratings on First Take. Furthermore, Shannon has been doing huge numbers on YouTube with Club Shay Shay.

As for Undisputed, the show has been doing horrific numbers since Shannon left. Skip and his no-hosts haven’t been able to find their footing, and FS1 is scrambling. In fact, according to The New York Post, the show is looking to add an NBA legend into the mix. Yes, that’s right folks, Paul Pierce is going to be on Undisputed, or at least that is what the reports say. Pierce was great on ESPN and he is someone whose hot takes get people riled up. Simply put, he has the potential to be a ratings saver.

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Skip Bayless x Paul Pierce

If the reports are indeed true, then Skip Bayless and FS1 are in luck. The NBA playoffs are coming up next month, and that is a huge time to capitalize on interest around the NBA. However, there is no telling if this would even work. Fans have already seen Undisputed without Sharpe, and by and large, they don’t like it. If this strategy does not work out for them, then Undisputed might have to say goodbye. As for Bayless, who knows what this means for his career?

Let us know what you think if this potential decision from FS1, in the comments section down below. Do you think this will work, or is Undisputed destined for failure at this point? Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest news and updates from around the sports world. We will always be sure to keep you informed on your favorite athletes and personalities.

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Shannon Sharpe Takes Action Against Antonio Brown After Week-Long Meme Campaign

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Shannon Sharpe is someone who has truly ascended as it pertains to the media world. Overall, he had great chemistry with Skip Bayless on Undisputed, and always seemed to come through with some viral moments. However, that relationship soured and he has since moved on to ESPN where he works with Stephen A. Smith. This has proven to be a fantastic partnership, and Shannon continues to thrive. Additionally, he has Club Shay Shay which has delivered some incredibly entertaining interviews.

In recent weeks, Sharpe has been hit with a wave of jealousy. Folks are mad that he is successful and it has led to some bizarre rumors. Numerous comedians have tried to say that Shannon is gay. Although there is no evidence to back this up, they continue to make the assertion. One person who has parroted this, is none other than Antonio Brown. The former NFL wide receiver keeps posting memes about Shannon, and it appears to have reached a boiling point. As AB revealed, Sharpe blocked him on Twitter.

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Shannon Sharpe Has Had Enough

Brown has been going off on Twitter as of late. He is trying to promote his “CTESPN” enterprise and this has led to numerous memes directed at some prominent figures in sports. Clearly, it has gotten on the nerves of some people, Shannon Sharpe included. After all, many of the jokes AB was making were inappropriate and could be construed as harassment. In Brown’s mind, it’s no loss. Sharpe has been critical of AB and his career in the past. With Brown looking to make his own way in the media space, Sharpe is simply competition that he wants to take out.

Let us know what you think of Shannon blocking AB, in the comments section below. Was it the right decision? Has AB been doing too much over on his Twitter account? Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest news and updates from around the sports world. We will always keep you informed on all of your favorite athletes and their exploits.

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