Lakers coach Darvin Ham expressed confidence that James would not be rattled in any way heading into the Lakers' first full-capacity home playoff game in a decade. No matter who is out in a Grizzlies uniform during that particular time, during that quarter, during that minute, we've got to respect everybody and we got to execute offensively." They're one of the best defensive teams in the league and we have to respect that. "I mean at the end of the day, there's 10 guys on the floor," James said. The four-time MVP and four-time champion did not to refer to Brooks by name at any point in his media session. Heading into the 2021-22 season, he started to refer to himself as the Washed King in social media posts after an ESPN poll of 10 anonymous scouts and executives did not give him a single vote as the best player in the NBA. James has used trash talk both real and imagined to motivate himself in the past. We're going to play our game and we're trying to win the games." "I'm not really into social media, but I heard about it. "I heard about it," Hachimura said Friday. Lakers reserve forward Rui Hachimura, just 25 years old himself, said Brooks' comments showed the Grizzlies' immaturity. Through the first two games of this series, James is averaging 24.5 points on 51.3% shooting and 11.5 rebounds. James' highest scoring total in those games is 34 points, as he has averaged 25.2 points on 52.2% shooting in the 11 regular-season games. James' teams are 10-3 against Brooks in his career. "The game is won in between the four lines," he said.
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When asked if he's ever been in a playoff series with an outcome that hinged on trash talk, James downplayed the significance of the extracurricular activity. James said he hadn't heard Brooks' comments until a reporter asked about them. I don't respect no one until they come and give me 40." He should have been saying that earlier on.
He wanted to say something when I got my fourth foul.
I was expecting him to do that Game 4, Game 5. You know what I mean?" Brooks said Wednesday after staring down James on the floor when he hit a 3 in the fourth quarter. 7 Lakers, the 27-year-old Brooks took aim at the 38-year-old James, doubting the 20-year veteran's effectiveness at this stage of his career. 2-seeded Grizzlies' 103-93 win in Game 2 to even the series 1-1 against the No. "I'm ready to play and that's it."įollowing the No. "I'm not here for the bulls-," James said after practice Friday, cutting off his media availability after sidestepping Brooks-related questions for about five minutes. LeBron James will let his game do the talking when the Los Angeles Lakers' first-round series against the self-proclaimed bear-poking Dillon Brooks and the Memphis Grizzlies continues with Game 3 on Saturday. NBA, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis GrizzliesĮL SEGUNDO, Calif. LeBron James brushes off recent jabs by Grizzlies' Dillon Brooks
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