Dillon Brooks has done it again.
The Phoenix Suns forward, who has never exactly hidden his antipathy toward LeBron James, was asked during a livestream with content creator Rangesh “N3on” Mutama who he thinks the NBA’s most overrated player is. He thought for a few seconds and then named the Los Angeles Lakers superstar he loves to hate.
“I would probably say LeBron right now. I feel like he overrated right now, his time is coming to an end.”
James’ time is almost certainly coming to an end, as he could retire this summer or perhaps in a year or even two years. But the hype surrounding his play has been considerably tamer this season. While his numbers so far this season are a bit depressed compared to his career marks, perhaps because he’s holding back a bit, he’s still averaging 21.9 points on 50.5% field-goal shooting, 5.8 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game this season.
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The feud between Brooks and James goes back to at least the first round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs when the Lakers took on the Memphis Grizzlies, the team Brooks played for at the time. After a Game 2 Memphis victory, Brooks called James “old,” and in Game 3, he hit the future Hall of Famer in the groin, which resulted in him being ejected.
During a game earlier this season in December, the two got physical with each other multiple times. During that contest, the Lakers built a 20-point lead, only to lose it in the final seconds. Luckily, they escaped with a 116-114 win.
Los Angeles will face Brooks and the Suns two more times this season: on Feb. 26 in Phoenix and on April 10 at Crypto.com Arena.
This article originally appeared on LeBron Wire: Dillon Brooks calls LeBron James most overrated player in NBA