Dillon Brooks and his bashing of LeBron James during the Grizzlies-Lakers first-round series has been one of the biggest storylines of the NBA playoffs thus far.
The latest turn was a bad one for Brooks as Memphis suffered an embarrassing loss in Game 3 on Saturday, and he was kicked out of the game after he hit James in the groin.
After the game, Brooks found two groups of people to blame for his ejection—the media and fans.
For real.
Brooks told ESPN: “The media making me a villain, the fans making me a villain, that just creates another persona on me.”
NBA fans rightfully crushed Brooks for that comment:
Yes, it’s everyone else’s fault. Way to take no responsibility lol https://t.co/mUrdo3l0ki
— Allen Conway (@Al_Conway) April 24, 2023
..."me making me a villain." https://t.co/8goZg2GZPy
— Matthew Woods (@IAMMattWoods) April 24, 2023
Lmao. No he didn’t say that https://t.co/y6iTh3ydBA
— LIVE A BETTER LIFE (@Luck_or_LB) April 24, 2023
https://t.co/rEIaav0HiI pic.twitter.com/wS1E6eEd7t
— Angelo Regalia (@angeloregalia) April 23, 2023
“Well well well if it isn’t the consequences of my own actions” https://t.co/CMZq121UFN
— Nick Morel (@Nick_Morel) April 23, 2023
Is Dillon Brooks really trying to play the victim card? ???? https://t.co/CKq23dd5gc
— Madril (@MadrilSmith13) April 23, 2023
lol you made you that man https://t.co/yefMpej3X2
— Jeff Cavanaugh (@timeforjeffrey) April 23, 2023
Dillon Brooks rn https://t.co/prhOSbpy3P pic.twitter.com/SO7WVfBQvh
— Andrew Lwowski (@Andrew_Lwowski) April 23, 2023
Lol ok https://t.co/u0kRGgSJXI
— Connor Matthes (@C_MiamiMatthes) April 23, 2023
Dude is crying wolf https://t.co/yxK4DW3Y8H
— Bobby Boucher (@Mattrod661) April 23, 2023