LeBron James Shares Response to Dillon Brooks' Trash Talk

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Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was trash talked by Dillon Brooks during last year's Western Conference Semi-Finals series vs. the Memphis Grizzlies, and while James always lets his game do the talking, he admitted on Saturday that there will be a time when everybody will get a response.
I asked LeBron James, with Dillon Brook’s trash talk and Michael Malone’s comments throughout the postseason, what‘s his line of when he feels the need to respond.
— Melissa Rohlin (@melissarohlin) October 21, 2023
“There will be a time when everybody will get it,” he said. pic.twitter.com/gfWMp8JgnJ
Asked specifically about Brooks and Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone, James gave this response, saying there will be a time when everyone will get it. Since he was mentioned, this presumably includes former Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks, who was one of the most vocal opponents of James last postseason.
There was of course a lot of talk from Malone and the Nuggets this summer as well, which several Lakers players have addressed prior to their opening night rematch in a few days. As for Brooks, he is now with the Houston Rockets, who will likely not be making the playoffs, so a rematch with James on that stage is unlikely.
For now, James is taking the high road when it comes to responding to his trash talkers, but the Lakers star vowed that a day is coming when everyone will get a response from him. Whether or not that will be this season, next season, or when James finally retires is unclear, but it seems the trash talk has been noted by him.
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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.