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NBA playoffs: Grizzlies' Dillon Brooks blames media, fans for making him a villain

It's been a rough go for Memphis Grizzlies wing Dillon Brooks. The 27-year-old attempted to "poke the bear" in Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, but ended up just getting himself ejected with a flagrant two foul for hitting James in the groin during Game 3 of the teams' first-round playoff series.

Brooks declined to comment directly after his exit, but told reporters during his Sunday post-practice availability that they are part of the reason he was assessed a flagrant two foul.

“The media making me a villain, the fans making me a villain, that just creates another persona on me,” Brooks said, per ESPN's Tim MacMahon.