Stanley Johnson may be a rookie, but he’s talking trash like a veteran.
Although the Detroit Pistons dropped Game 2 of their first-round playoff series against the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-90 on Wednesday night, the 19-year-old didn’t hesitate to take shots at LeBron James and the reigning Eastern Conference champions following the loss.
Speaking to reporters, Johnson explained that he's already established a psychological edge over one of the game's premier players despite having dropped back-to-back games to open postseason play.
"I'm definitely in his head," the rookie said, according to ESPN.com's Nick Friedell. "That's for sure."
But Johnson didn't stop there.
"He jabbers," the University of Arizona product added, per Friedell. "He moves his mouth sometimes. Their whole team does, kind of like their little cheerleaders on the bench."
And the verbal jabs just kept coming.
"I wish he would just talk when [the game] is 0-0, not when he's up 16," Johnson said, p ...
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