The Lakers backed up Jarred Vanderbilt's decision to go at Rockets guard Dillon Brooks after a hard foul, even though it got the forward ejected in a blowout loss.
Hours after coach Taylor Jenkins' pregame admission that the Grizzlies are "far from where we need to be from a maturity standpoint," Desmond Bane blamed a lack of game-plan discipline for the defensive failure that allowed the Lakers to force overtime.
Dillon Brooks says the "media making me a villain, the fans making me a villain" played a role in him being ejected from Game 3 for striking LeBron James in the groin.
LeBron James said Saturday's Game 3 was business as usual for him despite Dillon Brooks' attempts to play the role of agitator, saying, "I've been doing this too long. ... I don't need to make statements."
Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks was ejected from Saturday's Game 3 after was called for a flagrant 2 when he swiped his left hand into LeBron James' groin area.
