Toronto’s Dillon Brooks left stunned over bizarre jersey swap attempt with Kyrie Irving

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Dillon Brooks thought he was going to swap jerseys — soccer style — with Kyrie Irving, following Monday’s Memphis Grizzlies win over the Dallas Mavericks.

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But things ended up going strangely. Irving gave Brooks his jersey post-game, but didn’t grab the one Brooks offered in exchange. Brooks ended up holding two jerseys in his hands and social media had a field day with it. The two had engaged in a spirited, physical battle during the game, with Brooks often draped all over the all-star guard. The two were jawing with each other throughout the contest.

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Brooks, who is from Toronto, has emerged this season as both an elite defender and an elite trash talker/pest in the mold of Draymond Green, the Golden State Warriors star and standout defender who he has recently feuded with.

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But afterward, both played down the botched exchange.

“I saw that after the game. I’ll probably get it next time … Not this time though. I was really onto the next thing, my thought process-wise,” Irving said somewhat puzzlingly.

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Brooks would go on to say he’s a huge “fan” of Irving, both on and off the court.

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“I’m a fan of Kyrie, for everything he stands for, the way he uses his platform,” Brooks said.

“He’s just like Kobe. He’s just like Jordan and those guys. He plays the game at a different pace. He uses both hands, mid-range God. And that’s where I want to be at one day, be able to shoot the ball more.”

Brooks said he will sign Irving’s jersey and put it on his wall.