Class Act: Lebron James Refuses to Shake Hands With Grizzlies After Eliminating Them From Playoffs

h2: LeBron James and Dillon Brooks Exchange Words During Lakers-Grizzlies Playoff Series

Following a basketball game, opponents usually meet up with one another to shake hands and embrace one another. The practice normally dies down in the playoffs, but it gets revived when the series is final. However, LeBron James did not participate in this tradition after advancing to the second round. The Los Angeles Laker went to the locker room with still over 14 seconds left on the clock during a deciding Game 6.

The Lakers dominated the Memphis Grizzlies, 125-85, in Game 6 to win the series 4-2. And at least one member of the Grizzlies gave a fair share of trash talk to James before and during the series.

h3: Dillon Brooks’ Jabs at LeBron James

Days before it was even official that the Lakers and Grizzlies would meet in the first round, the Grizzlies’ Dillon Brooks welcomed the challenge, and his jabs continued throughout the series. Dillon and James exchanged words with 8:06 remaining in the third quarter of Game 2 after James scored two straight baskets. Brooks said James called him “dumb” for picking up his fourth foul.

“I don’t care. He’s old. I was waiting for that,” Brooks said after the game when asked about the exchange. “I was expecting him to do that in Game 4, Game 5. He wanted to say something when I got my fourth foul. He should have said that earlier on. I poke bears. I don’t respect no one until they come and give me 40 [points].”

James shook off those comments, saying he was “not here for the bulls—.”

h3: LeBron James’ Cryptic Social Media Posts

Brooks was ejected in Game 3 after an inadvertent shot to the groin on James. James, who usually stays off social media throughout the playoffs, took to both Twitter and Instagram to tweet out cryptic rap lyrics that may or may not have been directed at the Grizzlies, who were the No. 2 seed in the West. The Lakers are the seventh seed.

“If you ever see me fighting in the forest with a Grizzly bear, HELP THE BEAR,” he wrote, citing a bar from the rapper Mystikal. He also tweeted lyrics from JAY-Z’s 2006 hit “Trouble.”

h3: What’s Next for LeBron James and the Lakers?

James and the Lakers await the winner of the Golden State Warriors-Sacramento Kings series. Game 7 is in Sacramento Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET. Stay tuned for more updates on the NBA playoffs.

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– LeBron James did not participate in the tradition of shaking hands and embracing opponents after advancing to the second round.
– Dillon Brooks gave a fair share of trash talk to James before and during the Lakers-Grizzlies playoff series.
– James tweeted out cryptic rap lyrics that may or may not have been directed at the Grizzlies.
– The Lakers await the winner of the Golden State Warriors-Sacramento Kings series.

Grizzlies’ Dillon Brooks Trash Talks LeBron James Before and During Series

Days before the Lakers and Grizzlies met in the first round, Dillon Brooks welcomed the challenge and continued to jab at LeBron James throughout the series. During Game 2, Brooks and James exchanged words after James scored two straight baskets. Brooks revealed that James called him “dumb” for picking up his fourth foul. However, Brooks didn’t back down and said, “I poke bears. I don’t respect no one until they come and give me 40 [points].”

James, on the other hand, shook off the comments and said he was “not here for the bulls—.” Brooks was ejected in Game 3 after an inadvertent shot to the groin on James.

Despite usually staying off social media throughout the playoffs, James took to both Twitter and Instagram to tweet out cryptic rap lyrics that may or may not have been directed at the Grizzlies. The Lakers are the seventh seed, while the Grizzlies were the No. 2 seed in the West.

LeBron James Awaits Winner of Warriors-Kings Series

James and the Lakers are now waiting for the winner of the Golden State Warriors-Sacramento Kings series. Game 7 is in Sacramento on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET.

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