LOS ANGELES -- Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks earned a premature exit in Saturday's Game 3 for poking the bear below the belt.
Brooks was called for a flagrant 2 only 17 seconds into the second half after he swiped his left hand into LeBron James' groin area as the Los Angeles Lakers star dribbled the ball up the court.
It was Brooks' third ejection this season, which matches Boston's Marcus Smart and Sacramento's Malik Monk for the most this season, including playoffs, according to ESPN Stats & Information.