Dillon Brooks, the Memphis Grizzlies’ resident pest, received his 18th technical foul and will likely miss the team’s next game against the Houston Rockets. Brooks’ taunting manner towards the Mavericks’ bench during the Grizzlies’ home game against the Dallas Mavericks earned him the technical foul from veteran referee Tony Brothers. After reaching his 16th technical foul, Brooks was fined $5,000 for every additional technical foul and suspended for one game on every second technical foul. Brooks received an automatic one-game suspension upon reaching his 16th technical foul for the season in the Grizzlies’ road loss at Denver on March 4. Brooks’ lock-down defensive performance against Steph Curry and the Warriors adds to his All-Defensive team case. The Grizzlies completed a 16-point comeback in their win against the Mavericks. Meanwhile, coach Taylor Jenkins sounded skeptical that the team’s appeal would work after the Grizzlies’ option to request that the NBA rescind Brooks’ technical foul from Monday’s game against Dallas upon review.
Memphis Grizzlies’ Dillon Brooks has earned his 18th technical foul of the season and will likely miss the team’s next game against the Houston Rockets. Brooks, the league’s leader in technical fouls, received the technical midway through the third quarter of the Grizzlies’ home game against the Dallas Mavericks. After driving past Kyrie Irving, Brooks jammed in a left-handed flush over Maxi Kleiber, yelled in Irving’s direction, and gestured toward the Mavericks’ bench in a taunting manner. This was enough to warrant a technical foul from veteran referee Tony Brothers.
Following the NBA’s rules, a player receives a one-game suspension for every second technical foul after their 16th technical foul, for which they are fined $5,000. Brooks previously received an automatic one-game suspension upon reaching 16 technical fouls for the season in the Grizzlies’ road loss at Denver on March 4. He was forced to miss a Memphis loss at the Los Angeles Clippers on March 6.
Brooks’ 18th technical foul may lead to another one-game suspension when the Grizzlies play the Houston Rockets at FedExForum on Wednesday. The game is expected to mark Ja Morant’s return to the court from his own eight-game suspension. Brooks, who has been dubbed the “resident pest” of the Grizzlies, said, “The media gave me the villain role, so I’m just taking it and doing what I need to do with it.”
Brooks’ lock-down defensive performance against Steph Curry and the Warriors adds to his All-Defensive team case. The Grizzlies completed a 16-point comeback in their win against the Mavericks. In another news, Ja Morant received a standing ovation during his return to the Memphis Grizzlies bench.
Dillon Brooks, the Memphis Grizzlies’ player, received his 17th technical foul in the team’s game against the San Antonio Spurs last Friday. Brooks was also fined $35,000 by the NBA for shoving a cameraman on the sideline during Memphis’ loss at Miami last week. The Grizzlies have the option to request that the NBA rescind Brooks’ technical foul from Monday’s game against Dallas upon review. However, coach Taylor Jenkins sounded skeptical that the team’s appeal would work. Despite finishing with just nine points in Monday’s game against Dallas, Brooks’ defense was crucial in containing Kyrie Irving. Irving was held scoreless while going 0 for 8 from the floor in the fourth quarter.
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