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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 […]

Things are heating up in Game 2 between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Memphis Grizzlies. A case in point is LeBron James choosing to exchange words with Grizzlies agitator Dillon Brooks after the NBA’s all-time leading scorer hit a tough jumper all over the Memphis stud. LeBron knew he got the better of Brooks […]

Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks could become an unrestricted free agent this summer — and if that’s the case, the Houston Rockets should consider pursuing him. That’s the opinion of NBA scouts who believe the polarizing on-ball defender has the defensive mindset that would mesh well in this current Rockets team. “Dillon’s a good fit,” […]

Dillon Brooks is today’s number one villain. And quite frankly, there’s nobody even remotely close to him. Every great movie needs to have a villain. In the NBA, there’s been one in almost every era. It started with the Bad Boy Pistons in the 80s. Then, it shifted to Jordan and the Chicago Bulls in […]

No one around the NBA likes Dillon Brooks all that much. The Memphis Grizzlies forward is notorious for his trash talk and brash attitude. He has become one of the biggest agitators in the league and relishes in the controversy he creates in games. Brooks’ intensity is far from a new characteristic of his game. […]

The dust has barely settled on the Los Angeles Lakers’ epic overtime win against the Minnesota Timberwolves in their Play-In clash on Tuesday but already, the fans are buzzing about LA’s upcoming NBA Playoffs matchup against Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies. For his part, it is clear that LeBron James has already done his […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are currently preparing to square off against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA Play-In Tournament. If the Lakers are able to advance to the NBA playoffs, Dillon Brooks of the Memphis Grizzlies said he wouldn’t mind facing LeBron James and the Lakers, per Mark Giannotto. “I wouldn’t mind playing LeBron in a […]

Both the Golden State Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies have some work to do before resuming basketball’s most heated rivalry under the playoff spotlight. The reigning champs are heavy favorites in the first round against the upstart Sacramento Kings, but hardly incapable of falling to DeAaron Fox, Domantas Sabonis and company in a battle for Northern […]

Warriors forward Draymond Green added a bit of fuel to the fire in his ongoing beef with Memphis Grizzlies man Dillon Brooks. The pair have gone back-and-forth in recent months with Green essentially annihilating Brooks on his podcast last month in response to the latter’s criticism of him. Brooks would get his revenge on the […]

The Detroit Pistons are sprinting towards the worst record in the NBA this season. At 16-63, they are a lock to be tied with the Houston Rockets and the San Antonio Spurs for the best odds at the number one overall pick. With French phenom Victor Wembanyama the likely number one pick, Pistons faithful have […]

Dillon Brooks is not exactly the most popular player in the NBA right now. As a matter of fact, you could say that the Memphis Grizzlies forward has established himself as one of the most hated on individuals in the game today. To some extent, the same is the case for Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant, […]

When it comes to discussing Chicago Bulls guard Patrick Beverley, it’s common knowledge to know he doesn’t hold back on his feelings much. So when it comes to another player who has much of the same temperament, it’s not much of a surprise Beverley wouldn’t be shy about letting the other know he and his […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are currently three games behind the Denver Nuggets for the top seed in the West. With four games still remaining, a first-place finish is still within reach for Ja Morant and Co. This starts with a matchup against a tanking Portland Trail Blazers side on Tuesday. At this point, however, the Grizzlies […]

During the Dallas Mavericks’ loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night, controversial Grizzlies swingman Dillon Brooks once again made NBA headlines, as he earned his 18th technical foul by celebrating a dunk and directing a taunt towards Mavs swingman Theo Pinson. Following the taunt, Brooks directed a few choice words at Pinson, telling the […]

Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks has been on a warpath over the past year or so. It seems like he remains hell-bent on either getting underneath the skin of his opponents or, at the very least, annoying the living hell out of them. And it’s looking like his reputation in NBA circles is circling down […]

Dallas Mavericks superstar Kyrie Irving pulled off one of the most savage moves in recent memory when he refused to take Dillon Brooks’ jersey in what was supposed to be a customary post-game jersey swap. The Mavs star was not in the best of moods after seeing his team suffer a 112-108 defeat at the […]

Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks may love being the NBA’s baddest villain, but he might want to tone it down a little bit considering how much money he has already lost. Apparently, Brooks has already amassed over $336,000 in fines due to his technical fouls and suspensions this season. Overall since coming to the league […]

With a few taunting gestures toward the Dallas Mavericks bench, Dillon Brooks earned himself a suspension on Monday night. The Memphis Grizzlies wing drew a technical foul, his 18th of the season, garnering him his second suspension in the month of March. Brooks threw down a highlight dunk on Maxi Kleber before goading the Mavs […]

Despite some heated words going into the game as well as a post-game jersey snub, Memphis Grizzlies’ Dillon Brooks could only heap praise on Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving. Before Irving missed the Mavs’ defeat to Memphis earlier this month, Brooks had some strong words for him in anticipation of their matchup. That set the […]

Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving sets the record straight on his viral jersey swap moment with Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks, during which he appeared to refuse Brooks’ jersey. For those who missed it, after Irving handed his jersey to the Grizzlies vet and dapped him up, he proceeded to walk away without completing the […]

There was some back and forth between Kyrie Irving and Dillon Brooks during Monday’s showdown between the Dallas Mavericks and the Memphis Grizzlies. It was the Grizzlies who emerged victorious after the hard-fought battle, 112-108, and it seems that the pair buried the hatchet after the final buzzer. Kyrie and Brooks even decided to swap jerseys […]

Dillon Brooks is the NBA’s biggest villain, and the Memphis Grizzlies swingman is embracing that even if it negatively impacts the team. That much is clear after Brooks danced his way to his 18th technical foul of the season against the Dallas Mavericks on Monday. After muscling his way to the rim for a bucket […]

The Dallas Mavericks are taking on the Memphis Grizzlies tonight, and things got chippy early between Kyrie Irving and Dillon Brooks. Irving fired the first shot, according to Drew Hill of The Daily Memphian. “Keep playing that dumb*** defense,” Kyrie Irving said. Of course, Dillon Brooks called out Irving ahead of the last matchup between […]

Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks got himself in some trouble again after he ended up sending a courtside cameraman to the floor during Wednesday’s loss against the Miami Heat. Brooks was fined a whopping $35,000 by the league for his antics, which reportedly caused shoulder and elbow injuries to the cameraman. Before anything else, here […]

The Memphis Grizzlies got the better of the Golden State Warriors yet again on Saturday night via a lopsided 133-119 blowout that saw the defending champs suffer their 10th consecutive road loss. There was no shortage of smack talk after the game, with Dillon Brooks unsurprisingly right smack in the middle of it all. Toward […]

Dillon Brooks couldn’t care less about Klay Thompson’s trash talking at the end of the Memphis Grizzlies’ blowout of the Golden State Warriors on Saturday. When the Warriors were losing to the Grizzlies big time, Thompson was caught on camera talking trash at the Memphis bench by counting one to four with his fingers–basically telling […]

The Golden State Warriors were walloped on the road once again on Saturday, this time coming at the hands of their Western rival Memphis Grizzlies. Both Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry were outshot by Dillon Brooks, which must have stung a little extra given the constant bickering against the Grizzlies wing. Curry and Thompson combined […]

Dillon Brooks’ shoving of a cameraman during the Memphis Grizzlies-Miami Heat game last Wednesday has sparked the fury of Miami fans, with many criticizing the swingman for his ugly action. For those who missed it, Brooks pushed a cameraman to the ground while he was chasing a loose ball late in the second quarter of […]

The cameraman that Dillon Brooks shoved during the Memphis Grizzlies-Miami Heat game on Wednesday is reportedly hurt. Brooks was fined $35,000 for the incident that occurred during the second quarter of the game. As Brooks was pursuing a loose ball, he ended up hitting the edge of the sideline table, close to a cameraman. The […]

Dillon Brooks has been fined $35,000 by the NBA for shoving a cameraman in the Memphis Grizzlies 138-119 loss to the Miami Heat on Wednesday, the NBA Communications team announced. The incident occurred around the 2:40 mark of the second quarter when Brooks was going after a loose ball and fell into the stands. The […]

NBA Twitter typically has at least one major performance from a star or sequence in a big game that has basketball fans losing their marbles. Draymond Green provided that viral moment after he tossed a ball that appeared to strike Russell Westbrook in the head during the Golden State Warriors-Los Angeles Clippers game Wednesday night. […]

The Memphis Grizzlies entered Wednesday’s matchup against the Miami Heat riding a three-game winning streak. Dillon Brooks was all business as he headed into the Miami-Dade Arena, and he had a killer outfit to match. Unfortunately for him, the fashion critics on Twitter did not exactly take a liking to his rather questionable fashion statement […]

Dillon Brooks has been an especially prickly thorn in the side of Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors, especially after the tenacious Memphis Grizzlies wing “broke the code” by crashing recklessly into Gary Payton II in their playoff matchup last year. Since then, Brooks hasn’t let his foot off the gas pedal, continuing to […]

Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks has fully embraced the role of an NBA villain and his comments on Saturday prior to a matchup with the Dallas Mavericks proved just that. While Luka Doncic is out due to a thigh injury, Brooks made it a point to fire a savage shot at the Slovenian superstar. The […]

Memphis Grizzlies fans are well aware that Dillon Brooks has little to no filter, both when it comes to his words and his play. His recent back-and-forth with Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green is the latest testament to that. Amid Brooks’ frequent exchanges with Green and the recent scandals surrounding superstar point guard Ja […]

Prior to Thursday night’s meeting between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Golden State Warriors, Draymond Green made sure there would be a whole lot more flavor to that contest by going after Dillon Brooks in his podcast. Much was said by Green during his rant, even going as far as to question whether other Grizzlies […]

Thursday night’s matchup between the Golden State Warriors and the Memphis Grizzlies was not short of drama. The game eventually ended as a lopsided contest in favor of the Grizzlies, 131-110, but what the Warriors lacked in fight, they made up for in spectacle. Well, at least Draymond Green did. After the blowout, Grizzlies stud […]

Draymond Green is just a single technical foul away from drawing an automatic one-game suspension as the Golden State Warriors fight for a playoff berth during the stretch run of the regular season. After his team was blown out the by the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday night, though, Green insisted his approach to technical fouls […]

There’s no certainty about when exactly the Memphis Grizzlies will have star point guard Ja Morant back in action. While they did not need Morant to take down the defending NBA champions Golden State Warriors Thursday night at home, the Grizzlies are still a decidedly better team when he’s around. The expectation still is that […]