The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association, as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division
The Grizzlies eliminated the Warriors in the play-in tournament in 2021, and the Warriors ended Memphis' season last year in the Western Conference semifinals
Plenty of trash talk over the past several months
The Grizzlies broke the code when Brooks injured Gary Payton II in the Western Conference semifinals.
Jaren Jackson Jr. made fun of the Warriors' "Strength in Numbers" slogan, and Thompson subsequently called him a "freaking bum" and a "clown.