?He’ll Be in This League for a Long Time?: Fellow NBA Star Defends Dillon Brooks Amid Constant Struggles

The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Memphis Grizzlies in six games in the first round of the NBA playoffs. The matchup between the two teams was not void of controversies as Dillon Brooks made headlines with some of his antics on and off the court. The Grizzlies star received a lot of flak from fans for some his controversial remarks, especially those against LeBron James. After all the criticism he received in the past few weeks, Brooks still has an ardent supporter in a fellow NBA star.

Dillon Brooks ended up talking trash to Lakers superstar LeBron James after the second game between the Lakers and the Grizzlies, calling him ‘old’. He even got ejected in the series for hitting James in the groin. After that, Brooks didn’t attend several obligatory press conferences and came under fire by the league for his behavior.

Fellow NBA star shows love to Dillon Brooks

Dillon Brooks was fined a whopping amount of $25000 by the NBA for his unavailability in post-game pressers. The basketball world had harsh words for him for his behavior during the series against LeBron and Co. Several NBA veterans, including Isiah Thomas slammed the 27-year-old starlet. Amidst all the chaos in his life, Wendell Carter Jr spoke out in support of Brooks.

Wendell Carter Jr believes Dillon Brooks is a great player and a decent person. In an interview given to TMZ, he said, “I think Dillon Brooks is a great person and a great player. A lot of people like to make their narratives about a lot of players from whatever they may do, which I don’t think is fair. But I feel like he’s a great player.”

“He’ll be in this league for a long time, whether it’s with Memphis or somewhere else,” Carter Jr added. “He’ll do just fine.” Carter Jr, who plays for the Orlando Magic, was eagerly catching on to the basketball action going on right now. According to him, Brooks was just trying to make his team win and it is unfair for people to judge him based on his actions on the court.

He sees Brooks as a decent ball player who is going to have a long career in the NBA. In conclusion, he said, basketball is a competitive team sport where confrontations occur all the time and ideally no one should come to a conclusion about a person’s character by just watching the game.

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Grizzlies make a massive decision on Brook’s career

If the reports are to be believed, the Memphis Grizzlies won’t be signing Dillon Brooks in the offseason. This might be due to the fact that he has brought negative press to the team with his crass behavior. He also had a disappointing season in terms of performance averaging 14.3 points this season from 39.6 percent shooting. His poor shot selection has always been the cause of worry for Memphis. It remains to be seen if Brooks does actually leave Memphis.

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