LeBron James had the last laugh.
Fresh off dispatching the Memphis Grizzlies in six games, the Los Angeles Lakers star appeared to troll his now-eliminated first-round opponents with posts on his Instagram and Twitter accounts Saturday.
"If you ever see me fighting in the forest with a Grizzly bear, HELP THE BEAR," James' Instagram caption read.
On Twitter, the 38-year-old referenced Jay-Z's 2006 track "Trouble."
Unlike you little 🤬I'm a grown ass man
— LeBron James (@KingJames) April 29, 2023
Big shoes to fill 🤬, grown ass pants
Prolly hustled with your pops, go ask your parents
Its apparent you're staring at a legend
Who, put a few little 🤬in the they place before
Trying to eat without saying they grace before! 🤫👑
James' social media posts could also be a delayed response to Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks, who taunted the Lakers star by calling him "old" after Memphis won Game 2.
James was tight-lipped during the series when asked about Brooks. The four-time MVP unexpectedly cut short one of his media availabilities prior to Game 3 when asked about Brooks.
A pregame face-to-face talk between the two ahead of that contest lasted just seconds before James walked away smiling.
LeBron and Dillon Brooks having a pregame chat before Game 3 pic.twitter.com/qaXbcNwCa7
— Curtis Sheehan (@ChillinwitCurt) April 23, 2023
Brooks was slapped with a flagrant-2 foul and ejected in the third quarter of the Game 3 defeat for striking James in the groin. The Oregon product averaged 10.5 points on 31.2% shooting in the series.
