Memphis agitator Dillon Brooks believes his image as an NBA villain contributed to the decision to eject him from Game 3 of the Grizzlies’ playoff series with the Los Angeles Lakers after he struck LeBron James in the groin.
Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks, left, shoots as Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, center, and forward Anthony Davis defend during the first half in Game 3 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Los Angeles. – Memphis agitator Dillon Brooks believes his image as an NBA villain contributed to the decision to eject him from Game 3 of the Grizzlies' playoff series with the Los Angeles Lakers after he struck LeBron James in the groin.
“The media making me a villain, the fans making me a villain and then that just creates a whole different persona on me,” Brooks told reporters after the Grizzlies' off-day shootaround at USC's Galen Center. Brooks was ejected from a game for the third time this season, delighting a Lakers home crowd that had been booing his every move since pregame warmups. He did not receive a suspension for the act.Brooks led the NBA with 18 technical fouls this season, earning a pair of one-game suspensions in the process.
Brooks also got tossed for striking Cleveland's Donovan Mitchell in the groin in February. He was even thrown out of a playoff game last season for a flagrant foul on Golden State's Gary Payton II, earning another suspension.
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