“Dillon Danis of NBA” – Dillon Brooks Sending Warning to Lebron James Doesn’t Sit Well With NBA Fans

Dillon Brooks once again took a jab at the four-time NBA champion LeBron James in a recent video. Dillon Brooks has earned a reputation as a player who enjoys pushing buttons over the last few years. As they prepare to face off this week, he just took a jab at a well-known opponent. LeBron James is in his 21st NBA season. The reporters asked Brooks about matching up with James before the Rockets’ game against the Lakers on Wednesday.

The last time swingman Dillon Brooks faced off against LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers, things didn’t go as planned. Brooks criticized the Lakers star once more, even though everything did not work out for him in the previous season. He said he was eager to defend James when the Rockets host the Lakers on Wednesday.

This is what Dillon Brooks had to say:

Ready to lock him up. He's been shooting the ball well, he's been playing well, so I'm just there to make him tired, make him get into that fourth quarter early." 

Dillon Brooks via media on Tuesday.

This Wednesday will be the first time that James and Brooks have faced off since their feud from the previous postseason. The feud began when Brooks referred to James, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, as “old.” Ultimately, the Lakers defeated Brooks’ former team, the Memphis Grizzlies, in the playoffs. The Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers are in almost equal positions going into this game. With a 3-3 record, the Rockets are in eighth place; the Lakers are in 10th place, not far behind them.

Fans react to Dillon Brooks taking a jab at LeBron James

After Dillon Brooks took a very strong shot at LeBron, fans were quite outrageous, or they were not quite happy with Dillon making this comment. Brooks has performed well with the Rockets. He has averaged 16.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 2.2 assists through his first six games. In addition, he made about four attempts per game at a fantastic 56.5% shooting percentage from beyond the arc. Fans are emerging with the thoughts of him still incapable of standing alongside LeBron.

There are comments from fans backing LeBron and a little of what Dillon is getting praise for his mentality and intensity. Brooks takes great pride in his play on that end of the court, having just been selected to the All-Defense team the previous season. He relishes facing elite opponents, so he has no trouble stirring things up with a player like LeBron James. Now, here are some reactions and responses after Dillon made those words public:

One fan called him the Dillon Danis of the NBA. Dillon Danis is a combat sports fighter known for trolling and trash talking people. Similarly, fans felt Brooks had a similar mentality.

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