Dillon Brooks called LeBron James a "social media junkie" after their duel, taking aim at the superstar's moods and on-court expectations.
Phoenix Suns wing Dillon Brooks had some choice words for LeBron James after the Los Angeles Lakers narrowly beat the Arizona team 116-114 on Sunday night. Brooks had stayed silent for several days, but on Wednesday, he finally spoke out.
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"I guess he's a social media junkie, so he's been seeing, I guess what I'm saying," Brooks told reporters. "He thinks, I told you, he thinks people should think a certain way about him, and not say nothing about him, or, you know, play a certain way.
"I'm not going to play that way. So, he gets in his moods or his modes or whatever it is, and I'm all for that."
During the game, Brooks was ejected late in the fourth quarter. He had already picked up a technical foul earlier in the contest before bumping chests with LeBron.
That second technical resulted in his ejection, and the Suns faltered in the final moments.
"I wish we would have let him shoot that shot, and that s**t would have been an airball," Brooks added.
Known for his antics on the court, Brooks taking a jab at 40-year-old LeBron is hardly surprising.
In the game, Brooks scored 18 points, while LeBron finished with 26 points and eight turnovers.
The Lakers are off to a strong start this season, holding an 18-7 record.
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