Ja Morant made an incredible return to the Memphis Grizzlies lineup in the NBA playoffs after missing time with an injury. Even though the Memphis Grizzlies lost to the Los Angeles Lakers 111?101, Morant’s performance wasn’t overshadowed. The tenacious guard nearly recorded a triple-double by grabbing nine rebounds in addition to setting game-highs in points (45) and assists (13). His performance prompted LeBron James to shower him with adulations. However, King James’ praises were followed by a cold response that saw fans siding with him.

Meanwhile, the beef between Dillon Brooks and LeBron seems to be gaining traction. After Brooks bold remarks, King James shut down the whole fiasco with a cold response.

LeBron James praises Ja Morant’s performance.

Following their victory against the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 3, LeBron James and Anthony Davis sat down for the post-game interview together. One reporter bought up Ja Morant dropping 22 straight points and asked LeBron James the Lakers’ plan to make sure he doesn’t do that again in Game 4. The 38-year-old responded to the question, filled with praise for the Grizzlies’ point guard.

LeBron said, “That boy is good. I mean he’s good. I mean he’s so good at attacking the rim that you want to try to keep bodies in front of him, make him try to live on the perimeter. Well, tonight he made 6 threes. So, once a guy gets going from the outside then he can do whatever he wants offensively. If they were gonna score, we gotta continue to score. we gotta continue to put pressure on the defense. But when great players get it going, there’s nothing that you can do.”

However, things aren’t looking too good between LeBron James and Ja Morant’s teammate, Dillon Brooks.

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LeBron James and Dillon Brooks’ beef

Following Game 2 of the series,?Dillon Brooks talked about his on-court exchange with LeBron. LeBron allegedly called Brooks “dumb” for committing his fourth foul. Brooks retaliated by labeling James “old”and saying that he likes to “poke bears.” Brooks made it apparent that he was unconcerned by James’ remarks and appeared to enjoy the chance to compete against the veteran athlete.

When questioned about Brooks’ remarks on Friday, James responded, “The game is won in between the four lines. Always has, always will be.”?

In the postgame interview that was held after Game 3, one reporter bought up what LeBron said on Friday, asking what kind of statement he wanted to make with his performance in Game 3. LeBron responded coldly, “What type of statement I made? I’ve been doing this too long. I?m not making no statements.??

Fans were quick to jump on what LeBron said. They took to Twitter to express their opinions. Here are some of their reactions:

A fan tweeted, “Aint gotta prove nothing.”

Another fan tweeted, “Don’t poke the bear” in reference to what Dillon Brooks had said about LeBron James in an earlier game.

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While Dillon Brooks got ejected following his latest hit at LeBron James, Lebron seems to be taking it cool. He has steered clear from taking hits at Dillon Brooks by refusing to acknowledge his comments. What are your thoughts on this? Let us know in the comments below.