Things seemed tense on the “Undisputed” set on Thursday (times AEDT).
Shannon Sharpe, who returned after missing Wednesday’s instalment of the Fox Sports 1 show, called out his co-host Skip Bayless over the tweet he posted when Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest on the field during “Monday Night Football.”
Bayless came under fire during the Bills-Bengals game on Tuesday, when he tweeted concern over the Week 17 matchup being postponed as Hamlin received CPR from medical personnel in the first quarter.
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After the heated moment Wednesday, Sharpe and Bayless moved on with the show and discussed LeBron James.
Bayless received backlash from NFL players and other pro athletes — some of whom called for him to be fired — over his initial tweet during the Bengals-Bills game.
The former ESPN host apologised in a separate tweet Monday night, writing, “Nothing is more important than that young man’s health. That was the point of my last tweet. I’m sorry if that was misunderstood but his health is all that matters. Again, everything else is irrelevant. I prayed for him & will continue to.”
Bayless then offered an apology on Wednesday’s “Undisputed.”
Hamlin remains in critical condition in the intensive care unit at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center as of Wednesday morning, Hamlin’s marketing representative Jordon Rooney told ESPN’s Coley Harvey. Rooney said Hamlin’s doctors got “promising readings” and that he appears to be making progress.
The second-year safety suffered cardiac arrest on the field and collapsed after a tackle on Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins during the first quarter of Tuesday’s matchup.
The game was postponed, with the NFL announcing Wednesday that it will not resume this week.
-This article was originally published in The New York Post and reproduced with permission
