Since joining the Lakers, LeBron James has not been given many technical fouls.

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. However, since joining the Lakers, LeBron James has also despised Dillon Brooks more than he has any other person. Ultimately, tonight will mark LeBron’s first tech of the year.

LeBron James shoved former Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks during a game tonight, earning him his first technical foul of the year. Just seven technical fouls had been committed by him since joining the Lakers.

The Rockets utterly demolished the Lakers in their previous meeting between these two clubs. Dillon Brooks gave Lebron a death-stare before the game, giving off the impression that he wanted to destroy him. But the two have a longer history together, dating back to the previous season when Brooks played for the Grizzlies.

LeBron James and Dillon Brooks teased and bullied one other for the whole previous season, with Brooks doing the majority of the taunting. During the 2022–2023 NBA Playoffs, Dillon Brooks made fun of LeBron James, calling him elderly and even said he wanted to play him. It was the height of their bickering. In the end, Dillon Brooks and the Memphis Grizzlies were humiliated by LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in a series that saw both teams lose.

It seems obvious that there is yet more to come between these two rivals than what was seen in last year’s playoff series.