LeBron appears to taunt Grizzlies, Brooks in social media posts
LeBron James had the last laugh.
Fresh off dispatching the Memphis Grizzlies in six games, the Los Angeles Lakers star appeared to troll his now-eliminated first-round opponents with posts on his Instagram and Twitter accounts Saturday.
"If you ever see me fighting in the forest with a Grizzly bear, HELP THE BEAR," James' Instagram caption read.
On Twitter, the 38-year-old referenced Jay-Z's 2006 track "Trouble."
Unlike you little π€¬I'm a grown ass man
β LeBron James (@KingJames) April 29, 2023
Big shoes to fill π€¬, grown ass pants
Prolly hustled with your pops, go ask your parents
Its apparent you're staring at a legend
Who, put a few little π€¬in the they place before
Trying to eat without saying they grace before! π€«π
James' social media posts could also be a delayed response to Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks, who taunted the Lakers star by calling him "old" after Memphis won Game 2.
James was tight-lipped during the series when asked about Brooks. The four-time MVP unexpectedly cut short one of his media availabilities prior to Game 3 when asked about Brooks.
A pregame face-to-face talk between the two ahead of that contest lasted just seconds before James walked away smiling.
LeBron and Dillon Brooks having a pregame chat before Game 3 pic.twitter.com/qaXbcNwCa7
β Curtis Sheehan (@ChillinwitCurt) April 23, 2023
Brooks was slapped with a flagrant-2 foul and ejected in the third quarter of the Game 3 defeat for striking James in the groin. The Oregon product averaged 10.5 points on 31.2% shooting in the series.