Shannon Sharpe was courtside for the Las Vegas-Indiana Fever game on Tuesday, July 2.
The First Take co-host and host of Club Shay Shay was animated during the game, so much so that he lost his bracelet. He also embraced A’ja Wilson and seemed to support the face of the WNBA and Kelsey Plum.
Well look who it is 👋
You know A’ja Wilson and Uncle Shay Shay, Shannon Sharpe are locked in pic.twitter.com/bZMXo464Ra
— WNBA (@WNBA) July 3, 2024
While Sharpe was front and center during the game, some couldn’t help but question whether his appearance was genuine. He notably took exception to that comment.
Let’s say 4 the sake of argument. You’re correct and I’m being disingenuous with my appearance at a WNBA gm. How did it impact your life? https://t.co/L1jLWxOGAp
— shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) July 3, 2024
But Sharpe had high praise for Wilson, saying, “A’ja is the best player in the WNBA. I couldn’t have asked for a better game or a better atmosphere. I will be back.”
“.@Kelseyplum10 & @_ajawilson22 went off. A’ja is the best player in the WNBA. I couldn’t have asked for a better game, a better atmosphere. I will be back.”@ShannonSharpe sheds praise for the Las Vegas Aces:
🎥: @MikeDixon_VST | #ALLINLV pic.twitter.com/QjPdFIqG2n
— Vegas Sports Today (@VegasSportsTD) July 3, 2024
Sharpe’s appearance at the game led to a line of questioning during the postgame press conference. Cassandra Cousineau (“The Sportsnista”) informed Plum and Wilson that Sharpe had told her that he would like to have the Las Vegas Aces duo and their head coach, Becky Hammon, on his podcast.
Seemingly flattered by the proposition, all Wilson and Plum could do was look at each other and laugh. It can’t help but feel like we’re missing an inside joke here, considering that Wilson and Sharpe were chummy with one another pregame, and the latter couldn’t help but offer praise for the pair of Aces’ teammates.
The two were dying laughing before Plum decided she couldn’t answer the question and had to get up and leave. The same for Wilson, who said, “Yeah, I gotta go. I gotta go. I gotta go.”
“Y’all be blessed,” she added. “Eat ya vegetables. Go to sleep on time.”
So… Shannon Sharpe was court side for Aces vs Fever. I asked him which Aces player(s) he would like to have on Club Shay Shay.
I let A’ja and Kelsey know he would like to invite them…
A’ja “Y’all be blessed. Eat ya vegetables. Go to sleep on time.”
Wasn’t trying to be… pic.twitter.com/sXlEnITMUO
— The Sportsnista (@TheSportsnista) July 3, 2024
We’ll have to see if there’s more to the story here.
About Sam Neumann
Since the beginning of 2023, Sam has been a staff writer for Awful Announcing and The Comeback. A 2021 graduate of Temple University, Sam is a Charlotte native, who currently calls Greenville, South Carolina his home. He also has a love/hate relationship with the New York Mets and Jets.