A recent viral lip reading video recorded the pregame conversation between LeBron James and Dillon Brooks. Fans, however, disputed as to whether it was real
The Memphis Grizzlies and LA Lakers are engaged in a playoff first-round game that cannot be missed.
To go up 2-1 in the series, the Lakers won Game 3 on Saturday by a score of 111-101.
There are many fascinating side stories in this series, but perhaps none is as gripping as the rivalry between Dillon Brooks and LeBron James.
As one of the NBA’s most notorious villains in recent years, Brooks has enraged almost every notable player.
Is the viral LeBron James and Dillon Brooks lip reading video real or fake as it goes viral on Twitter
After Game 2 of the series, Brooks called LeBron “old” and said he wouldn’t respect James unless he scored 40 points against him. This started their hatred.
“I don’t care, he’s old,” Brooks said. “I was waiting for that, I was expecting him to do that Game 4 or Game 5. He wanted to say something when I got my 4th foul, he didn’t say nothing early on. But you know, I poke bears. I don’t respect no one until they come in and give me 40. So, I pride myself on defense and taking on any challenge.”
Before Game 3 started, during warm-ups, James confronted Brooks in front of the world’s media and spectators but refrained from replying in kind.
The LeBron James and Dillon Brooks lip-reading video has NBA fans baffled
The legendary Lakers player chose to keep his comments to himself, which naturally led to a lot of speculation and led fans to form their own opinions.
A chat between Dillon Brooks and LeBron James was lip-read in a video that has received more than 5 million views on Twitter.
Just to let you know,” the video claims LeBron says. “You cause too many problems.”
“You’re crazy a** is doing nothing but fooling around. You ain’t nothing… you ain’t ready for me… make some shots”, James allegedly says.
LeBron broke Dillon Brooks 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/cM8ynfaKI0
— Lakers Empire (@LakersEmpire) April 23, 2023
However, there is intense disagreement among fans regarding the validity of the alleged Dillon Brooks and LeBron lip-reading tape.
Many of the comments were highly ambiguous, with some insisting that it was unquestionably made up and others adamant that it was the truth.
bro he did not say that,’ one fan wrote. ‘Idk about the other parts but he definitely said make some shots at the end,’ another replied.
‘It actually sounds like it if you listen closely..brooks was shook’, one person added. ‘no it’s fake’, another added.
‘Damn lowkey looks like that’s what he really said,’ another commented.
The validity of the quotes is not supported by any official statement. However, the majority of fans believed that even though the remarks weren’t accurate, they did effectively convey what LeBron was attempting to communicate.
What LeBron James said to Dillon Brooks, according to the two men
The specifics of the exchange are still unknown. But during Game 3, Brooks asserted that James had informed him of his birthday.
He just told me his birthday,” Brooks said.
James said of the conversation: “It wasn’t private because everybody caught it, everybody saw it. There’s nothing private about it. It’s very, very public. I like it that way.”
Dillon Brooks on what LeBron James said to him pregame: “He just told me his birthday.” https://t.co/XSdocXv9LW
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) April 23, 2023
With 25 points on 10-for-20 shooting, nine rebounds, and five assists, LeBron finished the third game. Brooks elbowed James in the groyne during the third quarter as this was happening, resulting in a flagrant foul 2 and his ejection.
This is not my first rodeo,” James said. “I’ve had this throughout my career with certain individuals. It’s easy. It’s literally easy if you want to …”