{"id":19161,"date":"2023-03-12T19:39:27","date_gmt":"2023-03-12T19:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/12\/dillon-brooks-has-done-the-talking-can-memphis-do-the-winning\/"},"modified":"2023-03-12T19:39:27","modified_gmt":"2023-03-12T19:39:27","slug":"dillon-brooks-has-done-the-talking-can-memphis-do-the-winning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/12\/dillon-brooks-has-done-the-talking-can-memphis-do-the-winning\/","title":{"rendered":"Dillon Brooks Has Done The Talking. Can Memphis Do The Winning?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>For the Memphis Grizzlies, it has been Ja Morant who has been in the news in recent weeks. The star point guard has run into legal trouble on multiple occasions, but it seems like his teammate Dillon Brooks is doing the best to take the focus off of Morant.<\/p>\n<p>It has been a rocky few weeks for Memphis. The team had been sitting in second place in the Western Conference for almost two full months and were one of the most consistent teams over the first half of the season. But Morant\u2019s troubles and subsequent suspension caused them to drop three straight against opponents from the West, and they are currently being edged out by the Sacramento Kings for the #2 spot.<\/p>\n<h2>Dillon Brooks Talks Smack Towards Draymond, Mavericks Stars<\/h2>\n<p>Morant has still yet to make his return, but the Grizzlies had a little boost of confidence towards the end of last week and into the weekend, and it could be in thanks to Brooks and his talking in the media.<\/p>\n<p>It started early in the week, when Warriors forward Draymond Green took to his podcast to address some of the comments that Brooks had made about him and Golden State. The trash talk culminated when the two teams met on Thursday night, with Memphis rolling by more than 20 points.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Draymond and Dillon Brooks getting chippy \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a3QCKBUzhl\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/a3QCKBUzhl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1634007018213343233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 10, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Brooks had comments after the game regarding Green\u2019s comments from earlier in the week.<\/p>\n<p>Brooks didn\u2019t stop there. Before Saturday\u2019s matchup against the Mavericks, he had words regarding both of Dallas\u2019 star players. When he found out that Luka Don\u010di\u0107 wouldn\u2019t be playing due to injury, Brooks addressed the situation:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s goes to show that sometimes they ain\u2019t ready to come back to a physical game.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cIt\u2019s goes to show that sometimes they ain\u2019t ready to come back to a physical game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Dillon Brooks on Luka missing tonight\u2019s matchup vs Memphis <\/p>\n<p>(h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TopBallCoverage?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@TopBallCoverage<\/a> ) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4zT2Cg8rTC\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/4zT2Cg8rTC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheNBACentral\/status\/1634612694866092034?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 11, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He also had something to say about Kyrie Irving.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow I can get him by myself today, so I want to see what he\u2019s all about,\u201d Brooks said. \u201cHe had a couple of words for me in Brooklyn, so I can\u2019t wait to pick him up full every time and see him get exhausted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Grizzlies wound up being victorious, meaning that Brooks has been able to back up his talk this week with the performance of his team. Neither Doncic nor Irving played in the game. The two teams will meet again on Monday in the second of a home-and-home, and Dallas could have their star players back for that big matchup.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>NBA Betting Guides You May Like<\/h2>\n<hr\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportslens.com\/news\/dillon-brooks-has-done-the-talking-can-memphis-do-the-winning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the Memphis Grizzlies, it has been Ja Morant who has been in the news in recent weeks. The star point guard has run into legal trouble on multiple occasions, but it seems like his teammate Dillon Brooks is doing the best to take the focus off of Morant. 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