Skip Bayless reacts to Rockets bullying Lakers, LeBron James
NEW BULLY ON THE BLOCK
30 January
NEW BULLY ON THE BLOCK
The Houston Rockets put on a show Monday night, dismantling the Lakers and cruising to a 135-119 win at Toyota Center. One of Skip Bayless' big takeaways from the game was how the Rockets and Dillon Brooks “bullied” the Lakers. Dillon managed to get Jarred Vanderbilt to take the bait and get himself ejected after two technical fouls during an exchange with Brooks.
Brooks got under Vanderbilt's skin by pushing him in the back midair while he was trying to dunk the ball.
Later in the game, James was knocked to the ground by Brooks while fighting for a rebound. LeBron was contacted in the face and remained down for a while before eventually getting up and heading to the bench.
The officials decided it was a flagrant one foul, and Brooks was able to continue playing.
Earlier this season, in December, Rockets coach Ime Udoka famously got into a heated discussion with LeBron James and was ejected.
Clearly, there's no love lost between these two teams. Be sure to watch the video above as Skip reacts to all the drama between the Lakers and Rockets. Plus, how Houston seems to play so well when these teams faceoff.
The latest update from Astros GM Dana Brown on the club's flagship station did not ease anyone's concerns this week. Brown said he was optimistic that Kyle Tucker would be back before September. September?
Which made us wonder what type of injury Tucker is really dealing with? A bone bruise doesn't typically take this long to heal.
Be sure to watch the video above as ESPN Houston's Joel Blank and Barry Laminack share their thoughts on Tucker's health, the Astros' secrecy when it comes to injuries, and much more!