After a basketball game, opponents often gather to shake hands and hug.
The practice normally disappears in the playoffs, but is revived when the series is final.
LeBron James did not participate after advancing to the second round.
The Los Angeles Laker went to the locker room with still more than 14 seconds remaining on the clock during a decisive Game 6.
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LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers watches play during the first half of Game 6 of the team’s first round playoff series against the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday, April 28, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
The Lakers dominated the Memphis Grizzlies, 125-85, in Game 6 to win the series 4-2. And at least one member of the Grizzlies gave James his fair share of trash before and during the series.
Days before it was official that the Lakers and Grizzlies would meet in the first round, the Grizzlies’ Dillon Brooks accepted the challenge, and his pounding continued throughout the series.
Dillon and James exchanged words with 8:06 remaining in the third quarter of Game 2 after James hit two baskets in a row. Brooks said James called him «dumb» for committing his fourth foul.
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James throws dust into the air before the team’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on February 7, 2023 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
«I don’t care. He’s old. I was looking forward to that,» Brooks said after the game when asked about the trade. «I expected him to do that in Game 4, Game 5. I wanted to say something when I got my fourth foul. I should have said it sooner.»
«I prick bears. I don’t respect anyone until they come and give me 40 [points].»
James brushed off those comments, saying he «wasn’t here for the bulls—«.
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Brooks was ejected in Game 3 after an unintentional strike to the groin by James.
James, who usually stays away from social media during the playoffs, took to Twitter and Instagram to tweet cryptic rap lyrics that may or may not have been directed at the Grizzlies, who were the No. 2 seed in the West. The Lakers are the seventh seed.
«If you ever see me fighting in the woods with a grizzly bear, HELP THE BEAR.» he wrote, quoting a bar by rapper Mystikal. She also tweeted the lyrics to JAY-Z’s 2006 hit «Trouble.»
LeBron James celebrates a basket after being fouled by a Grizzlies player in overtime in Game 4 of the NBA playoffs at Crypto.com Stadium. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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James and the Lakers await the winner of the Golden State Warriors-Sacramento Kings series. Game 7 is in Sacramento on Sunday at 3:30 pm ET.
Fox News’ Joe Morgan contributed to this report.