Austin Reaves of the Los Angeles Lakers takes on trash-talking. After the 2023 playoffs, Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies will have a brutal take.

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[{"selector":"#anim-701b2818-3985-464e-86bd-4b51b2bd9114 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(7.499999958372005%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] After the Lakers eliminated the Grizzlies, Austin Reaves felt happy. Austin Reaves will remember the Los Angeles Lakers' first-round rout of the Memphis Grizzlies in 2023.

[{"selector":"#anim-c3d95f47-a5ea-4a96-aecf-d54e6d6089ee [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Reaves said it felt wonderful when the Lakers silenced the Grizzlies in the playoffs. Memphis left in six games.

[{"selector":"#anim-56d909ce-4d7a-46e2-8750-e3f8f758b1cf [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] “All of Memphis talks s**t. Reaves told the Full Send Podcast that beating them in the playoffs felt fantastic.

[{"selector":"#anim-b7c0eb24-40a9-46f9-b583-5db98874d271 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-3.552713678800501e-15%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Austin Reaves' brutal take is unavoidable. The Grizzlies talk a lot for a team that hasn't played yet.

[{"selector":"#anim-8681f8ed-8852-4518-80ef-9477dafb1216 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Thus, many players and teams dislike them. It also gave other fanbases more reason to despise them.

[{"selector":"#anim-57b4d2f7-669c-4e0b-90e0-ef3366d1aa35 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Since Dillon Brooks is gone, the Grizzlies may change in 2023-24.

[{"selector":"#anim-5ae0cb99-5031-41da-a21b-3ba1840d28ed [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] As every NBA fan knows, Brooks poked LeBron James in the playoffs, motivating the King to win.

[{"selector":"#anim-3f2f3a51-a163-4eb9-a8fd-faf060d37790 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(3.5280001921459956%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] If the Grizzlies keep trash-talking, expect their opponents to be twice as hungry. Austin Reaves and the Lakers should feel that way when they meet again.

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[{"selector":"#anim-f8a59643-b43e-4acc-9194-dd3b9da2004e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Learn more