“That Damn Shannon Sharpe”: Polar Opposite Takes by ‘The Undisputed’ Analyst on LeBron James & Tom Brady’s Injuries Causes Outrage on Twitter

It is common for analysts to have a favorite athlete whom they support throughout their career. For Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end Shannon Sharpe, that athlete is NBA star LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers. Sharpe even launched an attack on his co-host, Skip Bayless, once when the latter tried to disregard James’ injury. However, a fan noticed that while the former Denver Broncos TE is always sympathetic toward the four-time NBA champion’s injuries, he was once overly critical of the injury of seven-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady.

In 2019, Brady had an off-season surgery to repair a torn MCL which he originally suffered during his final season with the New England Patriots. The analysts of UNDISPUTED had shared their views on Tom’s injury. At that point, Shannon Sharpe was fairly critical about the injury, as per a fan on Twitter.

Sharpe’s take on LeBron James’ injury leads to Twitter banter

Sharpe had joked about the situation and had asked his co-hosts if Brady’s family played an early game of the Turkey Bowl, which is why the injury came into place. He also thought that the team had been building a narrative that if Brady’s team failed to make it to the Super Bowl, it was because of the injury he suffered.

Cut to 2023, Sharpe was recently seen talking about LeBron James’ injury. The Lakers star injured his right foot in February, but it seems he might need surgery in the offseason. James played through a torn tendon in his right foot against the Denver Nuggets and lost.

While talking about James, Sharpe was far more considerate which didn’t go down well with many. “I understand the how the foot might be feeling. It’s tough having to play with an injury,” Sharpe had stated about James’ injury, while adding that even after not being 100% fit, to do what he did on the court deserves credit. Putting the two contrasting takes by Sharpe on Brady and James’ injuries together, a Twitter user wrote, “that damn Shannon Sharpe. You didn’t like Tom Brady injury excuse but you dish excuses for LeBron.”

TB12 once gave a nice scolding to Shannon Sharpe for never having his back

Sharpe’s inability to support Tampa Tom once got him in trouble when the future Hall of Famer talked to him on a video call. The former Patriots and Buccaneers quarterback chided Sharpe and asked him why he always rooted for the team against him. While he gave a piece of his mind to Sharpe, he lauded Skip Bayless for always supporting him and having his back against Sharpe.

After hearing the golden words from Brady, Bayless had said, “Shannon, thanks to you. I just experienced the most rewarding moment of my entire career. Tom Brady watches Undisputed. Tom Brady knows I have his back. Tom Brady knows you don’t. Brady killed with kindness because he is the smiling, chuckling assassin. Yes, he stuck the knife. While he was chuckling. He chuckled all the way through it. Because he thought you should have his back, but you never have. Thank you, Tom Brady.”

Sharpe told Touchdown Tom that he does so only for debating purposes and that he knows he’s an outstanding player. While Bayless always stood up for his favorite QB, Sharpe often sided with the opponents who faced TB12.