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Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks has a history of getting under his opponentâs skin. Throughout the teamâs series against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Brooks tried his best to do that with Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, but his attempts didnât seem to land.
After the Thunder swept the Rockets, Gilgeous-Alexander went so far as to compliment Brooks, saying the Rockets instigator was a âreally good guy.â The two even shared an embrace on the court and some friendly words when the series was over.
But that friendliness didnât last long. On Tuesday, Gilgeous-Alexander dropped a photo dump on Instagram which featured an image of Brooks wearing a âCancun on 3â jersey.
Gilgeous-Alexanderâs caption was also a nod to Brooksâ villain persona.
Brooks definitely took notice of the post, responding to it by saying, âSounds like a ghost writer.â Brooks signed that comment with âThe Villain.â Rapper Drake also commented, because of course he did.
Overall, this feud â if you can call it that â feels pretty tame, especially considering Brooksâ history.
Despite Brooksâ presence, Gilgeous-Alexander still managed to put up some excellent numbers in the Thunderâs four-game sweep of the Suns. Gilgeous-Alexander averaged 33.8 points in the series ⊠and refused to engage in Brooksâ trolling tactics.
With the Thunder moving on, Gilgeous-Alexander can now focus on leading the team to back-to-back titles. After dominating in the regular season and the playoffs last year, the Thunder turned in a similarly strong performance this season, once again earning the top seed in the Western Conference.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander posted a photo of Dillon Brooks wearing a 'Cancun on 3' jersey on Instagram.
Dillon Brooks responded by commenting, 'Sounds like a ghost writer,' and signed it as 'The Villain.'
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While Brooks and the Suns turned in a good year, the team wound up as the No. 8 seed in the playoffs, meaning the road will only get tougher for Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder from here.