Draymond Green doesn’t consider the Memphis Grizzlies to be a legitimate rival to the Golden State Warriors, but Dillon Brooks is doing everything in his power to antagonize the defending champions – and Brooks’ antics made for some interesting on-court moments in the Grizzlies 131-110 win on Thursday.
In a profile story on ESPN published earlier this month, Brooks said that he simply doesn’t like Green or Golden State, and claimed that “if you put [Green] anywhere else, you’re not going to know who Draymond is.”
Green initially didn’t respond to Brooks’ comments, but he unloaded on his own podcast released on the eve of the game.
“If you ever wondered why the Memphis Grizzlies is not ready to compete for a championship, look no further than this idiot right here,” Green said. “They’re actually depending on this guy to help them win a championship.”
Brooks and Green didn’t disappoint when they met on court on Thursday, and NBA Twitter was loving it.
Draymond and Dillon Brooks getting chippy 👀 pic.twitter.com/a3QCKBUzhl
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 10, 2023
Dillon Brooks trying to get under the skin of Steph and Draymond … pic.twitter.com/1Br9rNZZA4
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) March 10, 2023
"Keep doing his podcast. … It's cute, it's fun for him."
Dillon Brooks on Draymond Green 👀 pic.twitter.com/0foIEnHutn
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 10, 2023
Dillon Brooks went THERE in response to Draymond Green's podcast comments that Brooks' teammates don't like him:
“I ain’t out there getting into physical altercations with my teammates.” pic.twitter.com/CJbsGS9jSe
— Clayton Collier (@ClaytonJCollier) March 10, 2023
Dillon Brooks tonight:
“make draymond keep talking about me so I can play better.”
🧱 14 PTS
🧱 6-15 FG
🧱 1-7 3P
🧱 40/14.3/100%Dillon Bricks claps back at Draymond with 14 points on 15 shots 😤🔥🔥🤡 pic.twitter.com/sMqJLLn9Tr
— BrickMuse (@BrickMuse) March 10, 2023
Chuck's latest guarantee involves Draymond 🍿 pic.twitter.com/9MDnM50plH
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) March 10, 2023
I asked Draymond Green about his nose-to-nose moment with Dillon Brooks and the officials letting it go. pic.twitter.com/Je3lSHcFVf
— Chris Herrington (@ChrisHerrington) March 10, 2023
ok you don’t even have to like dillon brooks to admit that this is a bar 😭 pic.twitter.com/eynCSWS543
— Molly Morrison (@mollyhannahm) March 10, 2023
Draymond vs Dillon Brooks tonight is like Luka vs Booker for people who absolutely hate buckets
— sreekar (@sreekyshooter) March 10, 2023
We can’t have Dillon brooks ever win a title. It just won’t be good for the sanctity of the game
— Eddie Gonzalez (@bansky) March 10, 2023
There’s plenty about Dillon Brooks to be frustrated by, but the man truly is a menace on defense.
Every metric backs that up and so do our eyeballs. https://t.co/c074htGkdY
— Brett Edgerton (@EditorEdge) March 10, 2023
At least Dillon Brooks didn't punch a teammate then quit on his team while the ball was in play by walking toward the bench because that teammate wouldn't pass him the ball. At least Brooks isn't a key reason his once dominant team is now 7-26 on the road.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) March 10, 2023
