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Dillon Brooks Verbally Destroys LeBron James After Game 2 Win

Brooks came for LeBron after the Grizzlies defeated the Lakers
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Dillon Brooks Verbally Destroys LeBron James After Game 2 Win
Dillon Brooks Verbally Destroys LeBron James After Game 2 Win

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Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks already went on record before the playoffs began, and said he wanted LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in round one:

"The legacy is there. First time back in the playoffs, knock him out right away in the first round. It'll test us good. They got good pieces, good players, and that'll be a good first round matchup for us," Brooks said before the playoffs began.

Now with the series he wanted, and having evened it at 1-1 on Wednesday night, Brooks verbally destroyed James in his postgame interview, calling the Lakers star old:

"I don't care, he's old," Brooks said when asked about getting into it with LeBron James. "I was waiting for that. I was expected him to do that Game 4, Game 5. He wanted to say something when I got my fourth foul. He should've been saying that earlier on. But, you know, I poke bears. I don't respect no one until they come and give me 40 [points]."

Brooks also added that he wishes he could have guarded LeBron in Miami or Cleveland, because it would have been a bigger challenge than defending the Lakers star now. Clearly unafraid of James, Brooks has no problem poking the bear, and in fact stated that's what he does. Grabbing the Game 2 victory, Brooks and the Grizzlies will look to carry this success into Los Angeles.

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA and WNBA for On SI. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined On SI to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts and in the classroom earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time, primarily serving as a Clippers beat writer.

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