Nuggets guard Monte Morris tries to slow LeBron James Wednesday night. Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports

Nuggets' Monte Morris backtracks after trash-talking LeBron James

Originally posted on Sportsnaut | By Vincent Frank | Last updated 2/13/20

Young Denver Nuggets guard Monte Morris will soon learn never to poke a bear. It usually doesn’t end well.

In this case, Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James is the bear.

Morris hit a three-pointer over James during Denver’s overtime loss to the Lakers Wednesday night. He had words for King James, at which point the Lakers superstar did not seem too pleased.

Monte Morris hits the three in LeBron’s face, and they exchange words pic.twitter.com/SqSZXaMXlA
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) February 13, 2020

The Lakers immediately went on a 23-5 run after Morris hit this shot en route to winning in overtime. For his part, James tallied 32 points, 12 rebounds and 14 assists in a ridiculous overall performance.

One day later, Morris took to social media in an attempt to downplay the incident.

It’s always a dream come true to compete against a future HOF you’ve always idolized coming up. Much respect to Bron and what he’s done for the game of basketball. Last night wasn’t as major as everyone is making it seem, it was just two individuals from the mud competing for a W
— Monte Morris (@BigGameTae) February 13, 2020

Talk about taking a step back and realizing the mistake you made. If this isn’t an attempt to save face, we’re not sure what is.

What we do know is James will remember the situation should Denver and Los Angeles square off in the playoffs.

James heads into the All-Star break averaging 25.0 points, 7.8 rebounds and a league-best 10.8 assists per game. We might have to start rethinking the MVP race.

This article first appeared on Sportsnaut and was syndicated with permission.

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