The Paris Olympics are over two weeks away, but the competition has already started to heat up. The same happened between Canadian and USA basketball teams in the first of the 5 exhibition games. Dillon Brooks, who leads the offensive front for Canada, had earlier stated that his roster is looking to “make a statement” against LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and the rest of the members of Team USA.

Unfortunately, while the same might have been unintentional, a ‘statement’ made by the small forward may have put the Warriors star in danger. During the matchup, Stephen Curry was seen dashing to the opposite side of the court to get the ball through the hoop. Just as he reached a corner, Dillon Brooks stuck out his leg. While Curry seemed to have avoided the same initially, he did end up falling after making a layup. Fortunately, the fall wasn’t serious, as we saw how Curry quickly made a hilarious pose for the camera whilst lying down. Furthermore, the same didn’t prevent him from ending his 15-point run and leading Team USA to victory.

No sooner had the moment been captured and highlighted on social media than people descended to share their reactions. One fan went into ‘investigator-mode’, and specifically asked viewers to focus their attention on Dillon Brooks.

Curry and Brooks are known to be formidable rivals on an NBA court. The same gained the spotlight back in October 2023, as the Warriors faced off against the Houston Rockets. As Brooks started to gain an edge over his rival, the latter came about and engaged in trash talk by stating, “I’ll show you what I can do… I still remember what you said.”

Sure enough, Curry would later go on to circumvent his rival’s defense, repeatedly and drop an impressive three-pointer to amaze the crowd. Whether Brooks’ alleged action was revenge for that month-old incident remains to be known, however, Curry still managed to come out on top this time as well.

Fans turn investigators for Stephen Curry and lay their criticism on Dillon Brooks

One fan shared his dismay that Brooks was allegedly willing to go so far as to prevent Stephen Curry from adding some more points for his team. He is just glad that Curry wasn’t injured.

The Team USA roster has already lost one player due to injury complications, though they were nothing new. After developing a right knee inflammation back in March, which caused him to miss over three weeks’ worth of games with the Clippers, Kawhi Leonard has still not fully recovered. After observing his performance during training camp, it was determined that the injury could not allow the player to perform well on the international stage. If Curry had joined his fate as well, then the Team USA roster would have been without two major players while attempting to win their fifth consecutive gold medal.

Another social media user wasn’t glad that such nastiness was being displayed during an exhibition game and not even a real Olympic matchup. The opinion wasn’t just derived from Brooks’ incident with Stephen Curry, but also from LeBron James‘.

Dillon Brooks’ alleged action to block Stephen Curry came in the same matchup in which the Canadian locked horns with LeBron James. With Canada possessing an 8-1 advantage, LeBron James ended up possessing the ball after a turnover but it slipped out of his hand after bumping into Brooks. Both players then engaged in a back-to-back pushing feat that did not miss anyone’s attention. LeBron had his vengeance later on as he used a backdoor move to dunk the ball with Brooks just looking on.

One fan inquired about Brooks sticking his foot out with the others, since she herself missed out on the game. When another individual assured her of the same, she admitted to not being surprised over the same.

Ever since he was drafted into the NBA in 2017, Dillon Brooks has reportedly been a part of quite a few controversies. The player has caught the attention of people after unintentionally shoving a camera operator and not apologizing, getting into verbal disputes with Draymond Green, and, at one point in time, hitting LeBron James in the groin during a game. His reported on-court reckless behavior has caused him to incur severe penalties, and the 16 technical fouls he recorded during the 2023-24 season were the highest for that tournament.

Another user highlighted the specific moment when Brooks extended his leg. Judging from his inverted face emoji, the fan knew that something sinister was afoot (pun not intended).

Overall, the reactions were quite negative towards Dillon Brooks. The Canadian Player may have lost the first round, but the main games still await him.

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