LOS ANGELES -- Dillon Brooks poked the bear again and enjoyed every bit of it.

Brooks lit up the Los Angeles Lakers for 33 points in the Phoenix Suns ' 125-108 win Monday night, and his prolific scoring wasn't the most entertaining aspect of his performance at his favorite road arena.

Brooks has been treated like a public enemy at Crypto.com Arena since the first round of the 2023 playoffs, when he infamously boasted "I poke bears" and dismissively called LeBron James "old" after the Memphis Grizzlies ' Game 2 win. Brooks struggled the rest of the series, his final games in a Memphis uniform, as the Lakers eliminated the Grizzlies in six games.

Brooks agitated the crowd and James throughout the game Monday. He talked trash relentlessly and celebrated several of his buckets

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