The Memphis Grizzlies have made a name for themselves for their trash-talking and tough attitude. Theyāre an up-and-coming team looking to become the NBAās next dynasty, but they need to get past the Los Angeles Lakers first.
Notably, though, the attention wonāt be on the Grizzliesā best player when these teams meet again for Game 3. Instead, people will be looking at whether Dillon Brooks can put his money where his mouth is.
Brooks taunted LeBron James by stating that he doesnāt care about him, adding that heās only going to respect a player once he puts up 40 points on him. Thatās why Stephen A. Smith believes itās time to make a statement.
Stephen A. Smith Says LeBron Needs To āBust Dillon Brooksā After Disrespectful Comments
āWhen you chirp like Dillon Brooks chirped last night, you gotta bust his a**,ā Smith said on First Take. āYou literally gotta do that. Iām not talking about Games 4, 5, 6, 7 [and] winning the series. Iām talking about in a game where you make a statement, and you remind him who the hell you are. And this is one of those moments if you are LeBron James.ā
āIām not telling him to ignore the team; Iām not telling him to ignore strategy; Iām not telling him just go out there and jack up shots. Iām saying you can be LeBron doing what you normally do to win while busting his you know what in the process,ā the analyst added.
LeBron is an unstoppable force of nature when he drives to the rim, and heās actually found plenty of success going against Brooks, so we fully expect him to remind him who he is the next time they set foot on the court. You poked the bear, Brooks, now deal with it.
