Donovan Mitchell On His Beef With Dillon Brooks: “I’ve been Busting His A** For Years”

Mitchell was relentless when he took a dig at Brooks after Cleveland pipped Memphis 128-113.

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Donovan Mitchell wasn’t done with Dillon Brooks after their hardwood brawl when the Cleveland Cavaliers hosted the struggling Memphis Grizzlies. He called out the latter during the postgame press conference.

It all happened when Brooks took a shot at Mitchell after his foul. He took a swing at the Cavaliers star’s groin, and in reply, had the ball tossed at him before the two squared up to take each other on.

And while the end result was the two tossed from the game, Mitchell was relentless when he took a dig at Brooks after Cleveland won 128-113. Speaking to the media after the win.

“Him and I have had our personal battles for years. Quite frankly, I’ve been busting his a** for years. Playoffs. Regular season. The one time he does an alright job on me, he decides to fo something like that. There’s no place for that in the game.”

While Mitchell’s evening ended with 6 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists. Brooks had 9 points, 2 boards, and an assist to his name. The Grizzlies’ loss makes it their seventh in eight games.


Donovan Mitchell Points Out Some Of Dillon Brooks’ Past Controversies

Donovan Mitchell’s comments towards Brooks didn’t just end with him talking about getting the better of the controversial Memphis star, he also brought up previous instances when Brooks’ stirred up some trouble.

Brooks has had his share of tussles with Damian Lillard and Stephen Curry, and Mitchell referred to the incidents.

 With me and other guys in the league, you all see it, this is not something that’s new. Tonight was just the end of it and it’s tough when you can’t guard someone and you gotta resort to that. That’s what he’s done to so many players, off the top of my head, Dame and Steph. This is one of the things he resorts to.”

On the season front, both the Cavaliers and the Grizzlies are primed to make the playoffs, although the latter’s slump does raise cause for concern. Brook’s tough play makes him an asset, but the side will be wary of him being

The Cavaliers will play the Indiana Pacers next, while the Grizzlies square off against the Toronto Raptors.

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Aaron Abhishek is an NBA columnist for Fadeaway World. He graduated from St. Joseph's College with a Bachelor's in Visual Communication and a Master's in journalism.His passion for the sport began when he saw Michael Jordan take his final shot in the NBA, and he considers himself fortunate to have been a part of the Kobe Bryant era. Now he writes basketball news and analysis while waiting for the Los Angeles Lakers to win their 18th title.When not watching and writing basketball, you can find Aaron suited to play cricket, putting in some hard yards at the gym, trying a new coffee, and supporting Arsenal. Expertise: NBAFavorite Team: Los Angeles LakersPrevious Work: MEAWW, Blue Man Hoop, Sportskeeda
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