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The LA Lakers superstar has responded to the Grizzlies player who said he did not respect him ahead of the Western Conference playoff series
LeBron James has responded with a viral tweet to Memphis Grizzlies’ Dillon Brooks, who trash talked him for the entire series following the Los Angles Laker’s win in the Western Conference playoff series on Saturday morning.
James was challenged by Brooks who said before the postseason that he hoped to face the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round and knock him out "right away."
After the Grizzlies won Game 2, Brooks called James old and explained that he doesn't "respect anyone until they come and give me 40 (points)."
"I wouldn't mind playing LeBron in a 7-game series. The legacy is there. First time back in the playoffs, knock him out right away in the first round. It'll test us good," Brooks said before the series.
"I don't care, he's old," Brooks said of 38-year-old James after Game 2. "I poke bears. I don't respect anyone until they come and give me 40 [points].”
James may not have done so individually in the series, but his team did so as a group. When the final buzzer rang in Game 6, the Lakers led the Grizzlies 125-85... a margin of exactly 40 points.
Yet James didn't stick around to see the ending. With 14.1 seconds left on the clock and the outcome decided, James left the floor and exited through the tunnel alone.
Typically, players on both teams will shake hands and reflect on the series after one team officially knocks out the other. It appears ‘King James’ was did not want to stick around and shake hands with Brooks and has now fired back.
"Unlike you little […] I'm a grown ass man. Big shoes to fill," James wrote on Twitter. "Grown ass pants. Prolly hustled with your pops, go ask your parents."
"Its apparent you're staring at a legend Who, put a few little […] in they place before trying to eat without saying they grace before!" LeBron added.
"If you ever see me fighting in the forest with a Grizzly bear, HELP THE BEAR," James continued on Instagram.
It will be interesting to see how Brooks responds after he refused to talk to the media following the Lakers’ 4-2 win in the series.
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