LeBron James and Dillon Brooks continue feud with double bump incident during Team USA vs Canada exhibition game. (Photo: IMAGN)
LeBron James and Dillon Brooks are back at it again on Wednesday’s exhibition game between Team USA and Canada. They might be wearing their respective country’s colors, but that didn’t stop them from having a little incident in the first quarter.
In the video below, Canada had an 8-1 advantage over Team USA halfway through the first quarter. The Americans committed a turnover and James had the ball when he bumped into Brooks, who was trying to recover the ball.
“The King” pushed off the Houston Rockets swingman, who was unfazed and had a troll look on his face. He bumped the LA Lakers superstars once again, who gave him another push off the side.
Here’s the video of the incident:
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LeBron James and Team USA were down early and were outscored by Canada 21-14 in the first quarter. However, the Americans bounced back to take the lead in the second quarter. They were up 41-33 at the end of the first half.
LeBron James and Dillon Brooks had beef during the 2023 NBA playoffs
LeBron James and Dillon Brooks had beef during the 2023 NBA playoffs. (Photo: IMAGN)
LeBron James and Dillon Brooks had a little bit of history stemming back from the 2023 NBA playoffs. Brooks was still with the Memphis Grizzlies then when he decided to “poke the bear.”
This is what Brooks famously said after Game 2 of their first-round series when James called him “dumb” after picking up his fourth personal foul:
“I don’t care, he’s old. You know what I mean? I was waiting for that. I was expecting him to do that Game 4, Game 5. He wanted to say something when I got my fourth foul. He should have been saying that earlier on. But I poke bears.”
At the end of that series, Brooks might have poked the bear too much as the LA Lakers upset the No. 2 seed Grizzlies in six games. The Lakers blew the Grizzlies in Game 6 by 40 points.
Fans predict Dillon Brooks to troll Bronny James
After the series between the Grizzlies and Lakers was over, fans blamed Dillon Brooks for his team’s early exit. The team then announced that he wouldn’t be returning and he would be a free agent. Brooks eventually signed with the Houston Rockets, which has paid off due to the team’s improvement last season.
Entering his second year in Houston, fans predicted Brooks to be the first player to test Bronny James in the NBA. If that happens, it will add another layer to the beef between Brooks and LeBron James.
It will be interesting to see what LeBron would do when Brooks decides to get physical with his son. Will he do something about it? Will he let Bronny protect himself? Will he see red and just try to fight the Canadian troll?
