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Assuming Brooks’ 16th technical isn’t rescinded, he’d serve his suspension on Friday vs. Oklahoma City.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.
“Frisky” and Brooks are an odd pairing.
I see Brooks is giving his best Draymond kicking impression. Needs more work
Tonight was amateur night. Stay tuned for more of the headliner coming your way soon in this season‘s playoffs.
If the Rockets have to play the Warriors, the mind games Dray and Jimmy are going to play with Brooks to try and get him T’d up are going to be pure popcorn.gif
Rockets in 6 v GS
There’s zero chance a team with dillon brooks is going anywhere ever
Ever heard of this guy literally nicknamed “Playoffs Jimmy”?
You do realize “playoff jimmy” has 0 rings right
I thought “rings dont matter”? Its a team sport and Jimmy has never played with champions before.
When in the world has anyone ever said rings don’t matter? Isn’t that what all the great players are measured by?
“When in the world has anyone ever said rings don’t matter?” when people argue to me that Russ or Harden were more valuable to Curry in the year Curry won a ring.
You done?
Bro what in the world are you even talking about. It sounds like you are having mythical conversations with your self and then responding to them in these comments. How in the world do you bring a Curry V Russ conversation into a response that nothing to do with either of them. Everyone knows championships matter and nobody that is serious is arguing harden and Russ over Curry. Rings are how all great players are defined thats been established since the 80-90s.
DG just Diddy’d DJ
Well done ghost
Years?
T fouls current leader
Steward 14
Young 13
Draymond 12
Edwards 17
Brooks 16
Thanks Sillivan
The guy plays with passion
That should have been a flagrant 2.
This suspension crap has to go. Silly new (not so new) rule
STFU and dribble… can’t be that difficult (at least the first part)
NBA shouldn’t have a technical rule track them like hockey tracks penalty minutes
Why would the league rescind it?
(Terrible angles on the video, was there a better one)?