Grizzlies' Cam Spencer drops career-high points and talks incredible trash

Billy Heyen

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Grizzlies' Cam Spencer drops career-high points and talks incredible trash image

Cam Spencer was feeling himself.

The Memphis Grizzlies' reserve guard had just stepped into a 3-pointer and drilled it, giving him a career-high 27 points on Monday night.

And as Spencer strolled to the bench, the Los Angeles Clippers having called timeout, he didn't look toward his teammates. Instead, he looked toward the Clippers.

And he yelled these words: "You have to get him off of me."

Spencer was feeling so good that he was imploring the Clippers to change their defensive assignments. 

The player he'd just hit the 3 over was youngster Jordan Miller, although it was a bit of a transition defensive mix-up and not necessarily Miller's fault.

Still, the absolute confidence.

Spencer didn't score again, but he didn't have to. The Grizzlies were well on their way to a blowout win.

He added six assists to his 27 points, and he made 9-of-13 shots from the floor, with 7-for-10 coming from 3-point range.

Spencer is a 25-year-old who was a second-round pick out of UConn in 2024.

Right now, he's looking like he absolutely belongs. He's scored double figures in each of his last five games, including three games of 20 or more points.

He's earned a bit of that trash talk.

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