Klay Thompson says nobody ‘will ever discuss Dillon Brooks’ after he retires
Klay Thompson has heard sufficient from Grizzlies small ahead Dillon Brooks.
Close to the tip of the Warriors’ 133-119 loss to Memphis on Saturday, Thompson started counting to four on his fingers — the variety of NBA titles he has received — within the path of Brooks, who The Commercial Appeal reported was shouting, “You suck,” from the Grizzlies bench.
Then, postgame, Thompson blasted the sixth-year guard in an interview with The Industrial Attraction.
“When he retires, I don’t suppose anybody will ever discuss Dillon Brooks ever once more,” Thompson informed The Industrial Attraction. “I promise you. It’s candy proper now, however wait 10 years.”
Curry, who was guarded by Brooks and managed his fewest factors in a recreation since Jan. 13, informed reporters that “we performed the entire Memphis Grizzlies, not simply him.”
Brooks scored 18 factors and added three assists in 29 minutes, and he stated in a press convention that Thompson’s counting to 4 was “motivation to us.”
“We wish a hoop as effectively,” Brooks stated. “However we wanted to undergo the method of steps that we did final yr, and preserve going and studying from all of it. It’s pleasant trash discuss, however I simply maintain a number of actual property over there in San Francisco.”
He informed a tv reporter in a postgame interview, “it’s simple to prepare” for a recreation in opposition to the Warriors due to Thompson and Draymond Inexperienced “speaking” — including that he was prepared regardless of solely getting 4 hours of sleep the evening earlier than.
The back-and-forth between Thompson and Brooks emerged as the most recent stage in an ongoing debate between the Warriors, Grizzlies and whether or not their matchups may be thought of a rivalry.
Curry, when requested on March 14, replied with, “I don’t wish to be brief, however … no,” according to NBC Sports.
Moreover, when the pair of groups performed within the 2022 Western Convention semifinals, Brooks was ejected in Game 2 for a flagrant foul that led to Gary Payton II struggling a fracture in his left elbow.
The Warriors and Grizzlies cut up their 4 regular-season conferences, and so they might meet once more within the postseason relying on how the Western Convention standings end — with the Grizzlies at present holding onto the No. 3, whereas the Warriors are in seventh and may want the play-in event.