“Biggest Front Running Loser”: Dillon Brooks Faces Fans’ Wrath for Ducking Media After Costly Ejection in Loss to Lakers

Dillon Brooks fumbled his bag in the final moments of the Lakers' 116-114 win over the Suns on Sunday. The Suns guard was on fire in the final quarter as he led Phoenix to a 20-point comeback against the visitors.

Brooks put his team ahead as he scored a clutch 3-pointer with 12.2 seconds left on the clock. However, after making the shot, the Suns guard went chest to chest with his old nemesis and Lakers superstar, LeBron James.

In doing so, Dillon Brooks received his second technical foul of the night and was ejected from the game. James went on to score 2 of 4 from the charity to secure the win for the Lakers.

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Brooks ducked the media and did not appear in the post-game conference after fumbling the win. Fans erupted over the Suns guard's unavailability on social media.

"Biggest front running loser I’ve ever seen. Did the same shit when he’s team in Memphis got smoked in the playoffs too," one fan said. "Ofc he’s hiding again LMAOOOOO," another fan said. "Did the same thing when the Grizzlies got eliminated lol," another fan said.

One fan expressed his problem with Brooks' attitude toward wins and losses.

"This is my problem with him. You can’t be the villain and talk that s**t when you are winning and then the moment it doesn’t go your way you tuck your tail and run. He did this same shit during the Memphis playoff series too. Weak," another fan said. "This is EXACTLY why he’s a b***h 😂😂😂 Cuz Lord knows if they would’ve won off of him hitting a 3 on Bron, he’d be in that interview TALKIN EXTRA CRAZY lmaooooooooo," another fan said. "He’s literally so p***y it’s wild," another fan said.

LeBron James gets real on Dillon Brooks' ejection

While Dillon Brooks was not available to the media on Sunday, LeBron James spoke with the press and expressed his thoughts on his matchup against the Suns guard.

"I just like to compete," James said on his matchup with Brooks. "He's going to compete. I'm going to compete. We're going to get up in each other's face. Try not to go borderline with it. I don't really take it there. But we're just competing and did that almost all the way to the end of the game."

Later, one reporter asked the Lakers superstar for his thoughts on Brooks' ejection. James was on board with the refrees decison in his response.

"That's definitely a tech," James said. "If it was a tech on me in the [third quarter], then it was a tech on him right here, too."

James finished with 26 points, three rebounds and four assists, while Dillon Brooks notched 18 points and one rebound.

Edited by Avi Shravan