Flex denied being assaulted, accusing Shadow Stokes of attempting to “bait” him into a lawsuit

Funk Flex has publicly addressed the heated altercation he was involved in with entertainment executive Shadow Stokes and former Hot 97 employee TT Torrez during the New York Knicks’ NBA regular season opener at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday evening (Oct. 20).

On Wednesday morning (Oct. 21), the Hot 97 DJ, who was in attendance at MSG to witness his hometown Knicks receive their NBA Championship rings, took to social media to deny reports that he was physically harmed during the altercation.

In a series of posts on his Instagram account, Flex scoffed at rumors of him being attacked by Stokes, sharing a screenshot of an email from TMZ inquiring about the incident, and footage of their run-in while mocking his supposed assailant.

“YOU WISH I GOT PUNCHED IN THE FACE!” Flex wrote in the first post, insinuating that Stokes was attempting to provoke him to attack him in order to have reason to file a lawsuit…