New chapter in the fight between LeBron James and Dillon Brooks: low blow and expulsion in the NBA Playoffs

LeBron James and Dillon Brooks sparks went out again in the third game of the series between Los Angeles and Memphis, valid for the initial round of NBA playoffs. The personal confrontation between the two, in the context of a key that the Lakers went on to win with the 111-101 victory tonight, has deepened with a shot that the Grizzlies player gave him to the star of the Lakers in his low areas and which cost him the expulsion.

The action took place in the third quarter, when the Los Angeles team held the reins of the match. LeBron tried to come forward at Dillon’s mark and passed the ball behind his back intending to fake, but his opponent, apparently intending to steal the ball, hit him high in the groin. I had kept spicy crosses to the point of calling it “old”.

The seasoned Lakers player felt the impact and fell to the floor in obvious pain, prompting the Los Angeles medical team to immediately enter the play area.

Finally, the former basketball player of the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Miami Heat managed to recover, not without effort, and the umpires watched the action. They then determined that Brooks’ contact with James was “unnecessary and excessive” and called him a “type 2 scented phallus”for which they determined the Grizzlies forward’s ejection.

The player born in Ontario listened to the judges’ decision with some surprise and made it clear with his expressions that he didn’t agree. So, she left the Crypto.com Arena playing field in the middle of the boos from the local crowd.

The personal dispute between James and Brooks has been going on for some time, but it deepened after it was confirmed that the respective teams would meet in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs.

After a very tense first game, in which the Lakers prevailed 128-112, the second meeting arrived where James and Brooks celebrated some blows on the opponent’s face, even if the last smile remained for the player from Memphis because his team won 103-93 and partially tied the series.

This Sunday morning It was LeBron who laughed last (at least for now)not only because the Lakers took back the reins with 25 points and 9 rebounds of their own, but also because Brooks went to the locker room early with just 7 points scored on the scoresheet and a low field goal percentage (3/13) .

LeBron James: “My resume speaks for itself”

LeBron James avoided referring to the Dillon Brooks controversy after the game. “In the end, my resume and what I’ve done for this championship speak for themselves,” he said at the press conference.

“My focus is on my teammates and that we find a way to beat the Memphis Grizzlies, not how I beat an individual on their team.”

LeBron, very cautious in his statements about Brooks these days, said he didn’t have to respond in a particular way to the Memphis player. “We just wanted to play well, we got a win and we want to try and do the same in the fourth game,” he said.

“This isn’t my first rodeo. I’ve done this my entire career with a few people…it’s easy… We won tonight, I don’t want to start (…). I won’t, I won’t…” she explained with a smile and biting her tongue.

From the initial dominance of Los Angeles to the reaction of Memphis

The Lakers started the game with a batting average of amazing and very strong partial 35-9 which paved the way for them to the final result and allowed them to match the highest score in a first quarter in playoff history.

The Grizzlies did not throw in the towel and, pushed by a doubtful Morant until the end due to a hand injury, launched a late comeback attempt.

The Memphis point guard scored 24 of his 45 points in the fourth quarter for the Grizzlies will come within 10 points (106-96) with two and a half minutes to go. However, the Lakers stood their ground and did not allow them to get any closer to guaranteeing a win that returned control of the tie.

The fourth game in the series will take place this Monday, also in Los Angeles.

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