Rockets’ Dillon Brooks Receives 16th Technical, Faces Suspension

Rockets forward Dillon Brooks has been hit with his 16th technical foul of the 2024/25 season after kicking Jazz guard Collin Sexton during Wednesday’s game between Houston and Utah, per Bleacher Report (Twitter video link).

By league rule, Brooks’ 16th technical will result in a one-game suspension for the veteran swingman, Bleacher Report notes, unless the NBA rescinds the call.

Sexton was defending Brooks as the Rockets wing pivoted into the post. Brooks leapt up and dropped the ball in what looked like an effort to sell a foul call against Sexton, but in so doing appeared to kick Sexton in a sensitive area.

Houston can ill afford to lose Brooks at all, as the club strives to hold on to its No.2 overall seed in a very crowded Western Conference playoff picture.

At 49-27, the Rockets are currently just two games ahead of the No. 3 Nuggets, and 2.5 games in front of the No. 4 Lakers. The 44-31 Warriors and 44-32 Grizzlies aren’t far behind, either. With six games left in the Rockets’ season, the young team still has to work to do to secure its playoff seed.

When he isn’t caught fouling the opposition, the 29-year-old Brooks is a highly valuable piece on both sides of the ball. Through 72 games this year, the 2023 All-Defensive Teamer is averaging 13.9 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 0.8 steals per night, with a .422/.395/.824 shooting line.

Assuming Brooks’ 16th technical isn’t rescinded, he’d serve his suspension on Friday vs. Oklahoma City. If he accumulates two more techs before the end of the regular season, that would result in another one-game ban.

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