Things got pretty heated between former NBA star Jeff Teague and Indianapolis Colts linebacker Zaire Franklin on Monday\u2019s episode of Club 520.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, Teague apologized.<\/p>\n
Things started going downhill on Monday\u2019s episode when, during a conversation about the Super Bowl, Teague referred to Franklin as \u201cZaire Smith,\u201d a former Atlanta Hawks player, and added that he had no idea Franklin would be on the show. The Colts star didn\u2019t appreciate the disrespect.<\/p>\n
It got real heated between Zaire Franklin and Jeff Teague:<\/p>\n
\u201cCome on bro don\u2019t disrespect my name Jeff, I was a captain on every team, I\u2019m an all pro your trash ass was a 1x all star bro watch your f*cking mouth and don\u2019t disrespect me bro we\u2019re at work right now\u201d pic.twitter.com\/vKll3IfsKc<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Ahmed\/The Ears\/IG: BigBizTheGod \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf4 (@big_business_) February 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cYou keep trying me. Stop. Don\u2019t disrespect my name,\u201d said Franklin. \u201cHold on, Jeff. Don\u2019t disrespect my name. You know my name.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cZaire,\u201d responded Teague. \u201cI don\u2019t know your last name.\u201d<\/p>\n Things went from bad to worse from there, as Franklin started to unload on the former NBA star.<\/p>\n \u201cWe ain\u2019t got to do all this, man. They put me on a Jumbtron. They didn\u2019t put you on the Jumbotron. They put me on the Jumbotron\u2026 They said All-Pro. Have you ever been on All-NBA? No. You was a one-time All-Star. I promise you, I\u2019m going to get another Pro Bowl before you get into the All-Star. Your career is over. They traded you all over the f*cking NBA. You never stood. I was a captain on every f*cking team I was on.\u201d<\/p>\n Teague pushed back to say he was a higher draft pick, but Franklin countered by saying he made more of his pro career.<\/p>\n Teague played for five teams during his 12-year NBA career and was indeed an All-Star in 2015. Franklin has spent all eight years of his NFL career with the Colts and was named second-team All-Pro and a Pro Bowler in 2024.<\/p>\n Still heated, Franklin kept repeating, \u201cWe live, we don\u2019t have to do this,\u201d while the other hosts tried to cool things down. \u201cJust don\u2019t disrespect my name, that\u2019s all I\u2019m asking.\u201d<\/p>\n Eventually, cooler heads prevailed, but it didn\u2019t seem as though either side was budging all that much.<\/p>\n Franklin seemed to throw a dig at Teague\u2019s way afterward by posting a clip from an Indiana Pacers game last season where he was recognized on the Jumbotron.<\/p>\n \ud83e\udef6\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\udc99 @Pacers<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/e9ehdsCJqX<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Zaire Franklin (@ZiggySmalls_) February 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n On Tuesday, Teague offered a genuine apology to Franklin, saying they had worked it out afterward.<\/p>\n \u201cShoutout to Z,\u201d said a remorseful Teague. \u201cIt\u2019s all love. We dapped up yesterday after the show.<\/p>\n \u201cI apologized to him about the show, about disrespecting his name. Cause he\u2019s a die-hard about his legacy and what he\u2019s trying to build and all the things he\u2019s got going on for the Franklin\u2019s. So I apologized about that. Y\u2019all know I don\u2019t give a f*ck about my accolades or none of that sh*t, so whatever he said to me is all good cause I ain\u2019t giving a f*ck. We all family, we all love.\u201d<\/p>\n Jeff Teague apologizes to Zaire Franklin saying his friends got on him on how he acted and said they\u2019re now cool:<\/p>\n \u201cShoutout to Z I apologize about what happened yesterday we dapped up these guys got on my ass, I understand names and accolades are important to people and their\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/rVOCWkph2M<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/7Ed66bHaHk<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Ahmed\/The Ears\/IG: BigBizTheGod \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf4 (@big_business_) February 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n All\u2019s well that ends well. But let it be known, if you ever meet Zaire Franklin, do not disrespect the man\u2019s name.<\/p>\n \t