- Former Grizzlies swingman opens up on accepting a villain role
- Brooks says he was wrongfully blamed for the series loss against the Lakers
- Dillon has embraced the villain role as a part of his “ordinary life”
After it turned ugly for the Memphis Grizzlies last season, it was Dillon Brooks who received the brunt of the fallout. Thanks to several instances of over-the-top trash talk, the worst of which came against LeBron James himself, Brooks was villainized by the NBA community and was eventually exiled from the Grizzlies for his role in their playoff collapse.
In the months that have passed, Brooks has since joined a different team, but his stance on last year’s run hasn’t appeared to have changed much. “I feel like I always had him,” said Brooks.”That series was thrown upon me cause of the words that I say but I been saying things all year and we won 50 games.”
For Brooks, it’s been a nonstop assault from the fans, who still hold it against him that he wasn’t able to back up his words with success on the court. Nevertheless, Dillon doesn’t put much stock in what the haters are saying anyway.
“At first I didn’t like it and that’s why I said I didn’t like the villain role cause it affected the game of basketball. But now it doesn’t affect me, it’s just a thing that’s part of my life.”
Dillon Brooks, on LeBron and his villain role — pic.twitter.com/zu560paXNA
— Arash Madani (@ArashMadani) August 24, 2023
To say that Brooks can get overconfident might be an understatement. Over the years, he’s said some pretty outlandish stuff about the game’s top players despite the fact that he’s got very little to show for his career thus far.
On the court, while Brooks can be valuable for his defense and energy, he can also be a liability thanks to his limitations as a shooter/scorer. In this way, he’s become a notoriously one-sided player with a lot of risks attached to his name.
Can Brooks Prove The Haters Wrong In Houston?
After securing a four-year, $86 million deal, Dillon Brooks shocked many fans by proving he’s still got a future in the NBA. The question is, can he create a winning culture with the Rockets, or will his antics become a distraction like they were for the Grizzlies?
It’s still too early to say for now, but Brooks still has a long way to go before he wins back the public’s favor. Fortunately, Brooks doesn’t care much for that anyway and it’s why he has embraced his role as a villain in the NBA.
At the very least, in Houston, Brooks hopes to channel that persona and use that identity to help establish a new culture for the young and budding Rockets.
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