{"id":348805,"date":"2026-06-06T00:20:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T00:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/348805\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T00:20:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T00:20:35","slug":"you-are-not-in-sacramento-anymore-nfl-legend-shannon-sharpe-claps-back-at-deaaron-fox-after-spurs-game-1-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/348805\/","title":{"rendered":"‘You Are Not In Sacramento Anymore’ \u2014 NFL Legend Shannon Sharpe Claps Back At De’Aaron Fox After Spurs’ Game 1 Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

The San Antonio Spurs let a 14-point third-quarter lead slip away in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, falling 105-95 to the New York Knicks as Jalen Brunson poured in 19 of his 30 points in the second half.<\/p>\n

De\u2019Aaron Fox was arguably the biggest reason for the collapse, finishing with just seven points on 3-of-13 shooting in 38 minutes while coach Mitch Johnson played him over rookie Dylan Harper to close the game. After the game, Fox addressed the adjustment of playing alongside Victor Wembanyama, telling reporters he has accepted a reduced role. However, NFL legend Shannon Sharpe wasn\u2019t pleased with the Spurs guard\u2019s comments.<\/p>\n

Shannon Sharpe Challenges De\u2019Aaron Fox\u2019s Approach in the NBA Finals<\/p>\n

Fox\u2019s postgame comments were measured but telling. \u201cObviously, I\u2019m not shooting the ball as much,\u201d he said.<\/a> \u201cBut coming here, I knew that was the way it was going to be. As a player, you sacrifice for the betterment of the team. There are times when I need to take shots or times when I don\u2019t take as many shots, but at the end of the day, you need to make the shots that you take.\u201d<\/p>\n

During a recent segment of \u201cNightcap,\u201d Sharpe responded to Fox by stressing on the fact that San Antonio and Sacramento are way different, and the two-time all star has to find the right balance.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t\u00a0think he needs to take 30 shots because he\u2019s never\u00a0played with a player that\u2019s the equivalent of Wemby,\u201d Sharpe said.<\/a> \u201cI\u2019m not saying you need to take five shots, but I\u2019m not saying\u00a0you need to take 25 shots either.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere has to be a balance somewhere in there that he can find a way where \u2018I can be aggressive,\u2019 but not, because bro, you\u2019re not in Sacramento anymore,\u201d Sharped added. \u201cYou would have never been in this situation in Sacramento. And maybe that\u2019s one of the reasons\u2026 first of all, you didn\u2019t have the level of talent that you have surrounding you now. And obviously, when you\u2019re in that situation, you have to sacrifice something.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Fox has been battling a high right ankle sprain since the second round against Minnesota, and the numbers since his return reflect it. Over his last six games, the 28-year-old has averaged just 10.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 6.0 assists. He scored in single digits in three of his last four outings.<\/p>\n

Harper, meanwhile, was arguably the Spurs\u2019 best player in Game 1, scoring 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting off the bench. Stephon Castle also contributed in double figures, and both young guards have outperformed Fox offensively since his ankle flared up.<\/p>\n

However, Fox\u2019s value to this team extends beyond the box score. When he missed the first two games of the Western Conference Finals against Oklahoma City, the Spurs averaged 22 turnovers per game, but once Fox returned for Games 3 and 4, turnovers dropped to 14 per game. His presence steadies an offense that otherwise trends young and volatile.<\/p>\n

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That said, as Sharpe said, championship basketball demands role acceptance. Kevin Love took a backseat in Cleveland next to LeBron James, while Chris Bosh redefined his game in Miami. Even Stephen Curry took a little bit of a backseat when he shared the floor with Kevin Durant.<\/p>\n

Fox doesn\u2019t need to be the alpha on this roster; he just needs to be the connector who keeps the offense flowing without turning the ball over and scoring efficiently when opportunities arise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The San Antonio Spurs let a 14-point third-quarter lead slip away in Game 1 of the NBA Finals,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":348806,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[121,123,122],"class_list":["post-348805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sacramento","tag-sacramento","tag-sacramento-headlines","tag-sacramento-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=348805"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348805\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/348806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=348805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=348805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=348805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}