Kendrick Perkins Calls Out Grizzlies For Throwing Dillon Brooks Under the Bus
The Memphis Grizzlies' season ended in disappointing after first round exit against the Los Angeles Lakers. Now they're in the process of essentially blaming Dillon Brooks for their collective failure. Kendrick Perkins sees what they're doing and doesn't like it.
On Tuesday, Perkins took the Grizzlies to task for essentially throwing Brooks under the bus as soon as the season was over.
Here's what he had to say on Twitter:
Oh I see what’s going on in Memphis. They’re making Dillon Brooks the fall guy. BS! That free culture is who they’ve been the last 3 years. Wasn’t a problem until they got embarrassed. Leadership need some of that smoke too! Carry on..
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) May 2, 2023
Then he took to the air and went off:
Y’all can laugh and joke all y’all want… but I don’t see a damn thing funny when comes down to how the Memphis Grizzlies handled a player that gave his all to that organization for 6 years!!!! It’s not what you do, it’s how you do it. Real Talk. pic.twitter.com/J9lXOrdIOA
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) May 2, 2023
He is correct that this reflects poorly on the Grizzlies as an organization. They didn't need to re-sign Brooks, but by going public that they don't want him back under any circumstances, they're essentially blasting him.
Brooks hasn't helped himself in this situation. He talked trash about LeBron James, then punched him in the groin after months of turning himself into a villain. His Diet Draymond Green act wore thin with everyone around the NBA. But the Grizzlies could have just silently walked away.