From The NY Post
Shannon Sharpe’s partnership with Skip Bayless soon will be coming to a conclusion.
Sharpe and Fox Sports, the parent company of Fox Sports 1, which airs “Undisputed,” have reached a buyout agreement, sources have told The Post.
Sharpe’s final show is expected to be aired after the 2023 NBA Finals conclude in June.
Sharpe’s popular “Club Shay Shay” podcast, which draws a big audience on social media and YouTube, will also be leaving Fox Sports, a source said.
There was public friction between Sharpe and Bayless on the show after Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field during a Week 17 game against the Bengals this past NFL season.
Bayless, in a stream-of-consciousness tweet sent after Hamlin had collapsed, but before the rest of the game had been canceled, wrote: “No doubt the NFL is considering postponing the rest of this game — but how? This late in the season, a game of this magnitude is crucial to the regular-season outcome … which suddenly seems so irrelevant.”
Sharpe stayed home from “Undisputed” the following morning.
When he returned a day later, he said that he had wished Bayless would take the tweet down, while Bayless said that he stood by it.
The two then had disagreement on whether the FS1 bosses wanted Bayless to offer an explanation for the tweet.
Sharpe and Bayless did not immediately respond to requests for comment, nor did a Fox Sports spokesperson.
It is unclear at this time what FS1 will do to replace Sharpe on the show.
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