If there are two teams in the NBA that just don’t like each other, it’s the Los Angeles Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies. Over the past two seasons, every time these two teams meet, there is always some level of trash talk; Tonight was no different.

During the second quarter of tonight’s game between the Grizzlies and Lakers, LeBron James shot over Ja Morant and immediately made sure to let him know that he was too small. The moment has more than 70,000 views and 2,000 likes in approximately 20 minutes.

Last season, when the two teams met in the season tournament, they also had a heated moment.

All the bad blood between the Lakers and Grizzlies stems from the 2022-23 NBA season. Several times throughout the season, both sides mocked each other and talked trash after games, most of which was catalyzed by Dillon Brooks. It all catalyzed in the first round playoff series where the Grizzlies ultimately lost in six games after suffering some key injuries.

If anything, rivalries like these are what make sports great. Two teams don’t have to like each other, and that only excites them more when they don’t. The Memphis Grizzlies needed to start this season off with a grudge and hopefully moments like these will only make the fire stronger.

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