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Dillon Brooks made quite a name for himself recently after coming out with an unfiltered take on LeBron James. The Memphis Grizzlies stud called LeBron “old,” which unsurprisingly drew the ire of Los Angeles Lakers fans everywhere. So far, though, Brooks hasn’t been able to back up his talk. Actually, it has been quite the […]

Damian Lillard took a shot at an unnamed NBA player on Tuesday, and a lot of fans thinks he’s referring to Memphis Grizzlies swingman Dillon Brooks. On Twitter, Lillard sent out a tweet saying “You can’t be ‘HIM’ one day and in a identity crisis a few days later.” He didn’t drop any names, but […]

The Memphis Grizzlies had Game 4 against the Los Angeles Lakers in hand and let it sip away. The Grizzlies blew multiple chances to upset the Lakers in a 117-111 overtime loss. Instead of heading back home with the series tied 2-2, Memphis is on the brink of being eliminated from the 2023 NBA Playoffs. […]

Former NBA forward Richard Jefferson likes the fire and swag that Dillon Brooks brings to the Memphis Grizzlies. However, he definitely didn’t like Brooks’ gesture following their crucial Game 4 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. For those who missed it, Brooks refused to talk to the media after LeBron James and co. took a […]

Dillon Brooks got absolutely destroyed by LeBron James on the basketball court in the Los Angeles Lakers’ Game 4 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night. Brooks then got annihilated by the fans in the aftermath of the game after he decided not to speak to the media following their devastating 117-111 overtime loss […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have won two straight games ever since Dillon Brooks called LeBron James ‘old’. The Grizzlies can’t be too thrilled with Brooks’ antics, as they now find themselves down 3-1 while Brooks has been thoroughly outplayed by James post commentary on James’ age. Been a rough series so far for Dillon Brooks […]

Remember when the Memphis Grizzlies were a likeable team? Just a few seasons ago, they were seen as the young, spunky underdogs that everyone was rooting for. Led by the feisty Ja Morant, their surprising run to the top of the West had everyone enthralled. Two years later, and Memphis is arguably the most hated […]

You come at the king, you better not miss. Everyone and their mothers knew that taunting LeBron James is never a good idea, but Dillon Brooks did anyway. The Memphis Grizzlies forward was feeling good after their Game 2 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, and so he talked some smack. One trip to LA […]

Dillon Brooks escaped suspension for his flagrant foul on LeBron James in Game 3, but he and the Memphis Grizzlies couldn’t avoid the wrath of the Los Angeles Lakers superstar Monday night in Game 4 of this first-round series. LeBron James used Game 4 as the backdrop of yet another statistical masterpiece, as he muscled […]

Dillon Brooks literally refused to speak to the media after the Memphis Grizzlies’ devastating Game 4 loss against the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4 of their NBA Playoffs opening-round series. LeBron James led the way for LA in their show-stopping 117-111 victory on Monday night, thereby promoting Brooks to walk out on his postgame […]

Game 4 between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Memphis Grizzlies was one for the ages. The stakes were extremely high in this one, and for his part, LeBron James knew what he needed to do to deliver his squad to the promised land. True enough, it was LeBron who came up big in the clutch […]

Memphis Grizzlies wing Dillon Brooks has become a household name after a season in which he played a villain role for the NBA, constantly getting into back-and-forth taunting matches with opposing players — from superstars like LeBron James to bench players like Theo Pinson. While his behavior has endeared him to some fans, it hasn’t […]

Memphis Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks has been embroiled in media controversy amid his beef with LeBron James in the first round series against the Los Angeles Lakers. His 2023 NBA Playoffs has been defined by his antics and not his play, and Stephen A. Smith believes he has shown a level of weakness for not […]

Dillon Brooks, a career role player who has never averaged more than 18.2 points per game in any season of his career, has become the story of the NBA playoffs. The reason? Dillon Brooks is making everybody—and LeBron James, in particular—super mad. During the first three games of the Memphis Grizzlies first round series against […]

Draymond Green and Dillon Brooks agree on very few things — but they do have one thing in common. The beef between Green and Brooks went into overdrive during the regular season whenever the Golden State Warriors played the Memphis Grizzlies. It resulted in podcast bashing and post-game digs, and if there turns out to […]

Dillon Brooks continues to refuse to say what LeBron James told him during their chat before Saturday’s Game 3 showdown between the Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Lakers. However, he did give a funny response when asked about it on Sunday. Speaking to reporters after practice, Brooks hilariously said that James just told him his […]

Throughout the entire season, Dillon Brooks has been mixing it up with stars across the NBA. In the Memphis Grizzlies playoff matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers, Brooks has set his sights on LeBron James. But after James and the Lakers took down Brooks and the Grizzlies, Memphis’ star seems to be changing his tune. […]

The Memphis Grizzlies first-round playoff series with the Los Angeles Lakers has created a lot of headlines through three games, and it’s not particularly hard to see why. Easily the biggest headline for this series, though, revolves around Dillon Brooks and his desire to continue to trash talk LeBron James as this series goes on. […]

The Memphis Grizzlies didn’t have a good outing in Game 3 against the Los Angeles Lakers, and things were made even worse when Dillon Brooks was ejected early in the second half after hitting LeBron James in the groin. Given how we just saw Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors pick up a suspension […]

The Memphis Grizzlies traveled to face the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of their first-round series on Saturday night. The Grizzlies tied up the series at 1-1 without Ja Morant, and they were hoping his return to the lineup would spark them to a key road victory.  Instead, Memphis laid an egg after Dillon […]

This year’s quarterfinals matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies has certainly garnered a tremendous amount of attention from both fans and media alike, and a large reason for this publicity has been due to the back-and-forth banter between LeBron James and Dillon Brooks. From on-court chirping to post-game interview jabs, the two […]

Heading into Game 3 of the Memphis Grizzlies first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers, all eyes were on Dillon Brooks and LeBron James. Brooks called out James after the Grizzlies Game 2 win, and everyone was expecting James to put together a big outing to show up Brooks. Instead, Brooks got ejected early […]

The Memphis Grizzlies suffered another tough loss in Game 3 against the Los Angeles Lakers, and making matters even worse, they saw one of their top players in Dillon Brooks get ejected early in the third quarter for hitting LeBron James below the belt on a steal attempt. All eyes were already on Brooks after […]

In his one basketball game and two media availability sessions since Game 2, LeBron James has largely avoided adding spice to the beef Dillon Brooks has been trying to cook up. This approach includes restraining from commenting on whether Brooks should face further discipline after being ejected for hitting LeBron in the groin early in […]

Following the Los Angeles Lakers‘ relatively easy Game 3 win over the Memphis Grizzlies, LeBron James made one thing clear: He’s done talking about Dillon Brooks. In fact, in Year 20, he’s out of the business of making “statements”, altogether. LeBron spearheaded the charge at the outset of the first full-capacity Lakers home playoff game […]

The Memphis Grizzlies were defeated by the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday despite a tremendous performance from Ja Morant. One of the primary storylines from the game was Dillon Brooks’ dirty foul on LeBron James which led to a flagrant 2 call and an ejection. Rather than explaining himself after the game, Brooks opted to […]

LeBron James looked like a man on a mission on Saturday night. He led the Los Angeles Lakers to a whirlwind start in the first quarter that saw them outscore the Memphis Grizzlies 35-9 in the opening frame. Ja Morant and the Grizzlies did all they can to try and mount a comeback, but in […]

As if the series between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Memphis Grizzles needed to get even more interesting, Dillon Brooks supplied yet another controversial moment when he hit superstar LeBron James below the belt during the third period of Game 3 of his first-round NBA Playoffs matchup. Unsurprisingly, Brooks was assessed with a flagrant […]

Dillon Brooks was ejected from the Memphis Grizzlies-Los Angeles Lakers Game 3 NBA Playoffs affair after a hard foul on LeBron James. The play was reviewed and the referees decided it was enough to kick Brooks out of the contest. Dillon Brooks apparently hit LeBron James below the belt 👀 Brooks was given a flagrant […]

It comes as no surprise that there has been a lot of back and forth between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Memphis Grizzlies amid their NBA Playoffs first-round encounter. Dillon Brooks has once again taken the role of instigator, and he’s gone as far as firing direct shots at none other than LeBron James. […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are keeping their focus on basketball, not Dillon Brooks, ahead of their Game 3 matchup vs. the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night at Crypto.com Arena. Brooks spent much of the Grizzlies’ 103-93 Game 2 win — in which he was outscored 12 to 28 by LeBron — playing […]

Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks made a serious mistake calling out Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James after Game 2 on Wednesday, according to NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins. For context, Brooks claimed The King is “too old” and he won’t respect anybody until they drop 40. Yes, he said this about the all-time leading scorer […]

The series between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Memphis Grizzlies is heating up after the Grizzlies took Game 2 without Ja Morant. As the two teams now head to Los Angeles, LeBron James and Dillon Brooks are preparing to settle their beef on the court in Game 3. Whatever words the two have hurled […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Grizzlies’ quarterfinals series has officially been tied up at one game apiece with Memphis’ triumphant Game 2 win sans Ja Morant. The contest saw itself getting a little chippy from time to time, particularly between the likes of LeBron James and Dillon Brooks, who were seen jawing at each other […]

The Memphis Grizzlies got revenge in Game 2, taking down the Los Angeles Lakers to even up the series at one, despite being without Ja Morant. All night long, one of the biggest storylines was Dillon Brooks’ antics, constantly trying to get in LeBron James’ head. Then after the contest, the Grizzlies forward proceeded to […]

For years, NBA’s biggest heels have gravitated towards LeBron James like moths to a flame and, this year, the Memphis Grizzlies are no different. Having antagonized the Timberwolves and setting up a REIT in the Warriors’ head last year, the Grizzlies have hardly ingratiated themselves with Lebron James or the Lakers through the first two […]

LeBron James has always had a huge target on his back; that, simply, is the way of life for one of the best basketball players of his generation. After all, outplaying the King is close to impossible, so winning the mental warfare seems like the best way to throw him off. And that’s exactly what […]

There was a lot of back and forth between LeBron James and Dillon Brooks during Wednesday’s Game 2 matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Memphis Grizzlies. In the end, it was Brooks who got the last laugh as he helped the Grizzlies overcome LA, 103-93, to even the series at 1-1. Brooks was far […]

The Memphis Grizzlies pulled off a must-win in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers thanks to some clutch shooting from Dillon Brooks on Wednesday. Brooks has relished the role of the villain this season, and they needed his competitive edge in this game. Brooks spent the game chirping back […]