Dillon Brooks #24 of the Memphis Grizzlies sits on the bench in opposition to the Los Angeles Lakers within the second half in Recreation Six of the Western Convention First Spherical Playoffs at Crypto.com Area on April 28, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Ronald Martinez/Getty Pictures/AFP
The NBA fined Memphis Grizzlies guard/ahead Dillon Brooks $25,000 on Sunday for violating league guidelines governing media entry.
He left with out talking to reporters after the Grizzlies’ season-ending 125-85 loss to the host Los Angeles Lakers in Recreation 6 on Friday night time.
Brooks, 27, did not take part within the postgame media availability not less than 3 times in the course of the first-round Western Convention playoff collection.
His relationship with the press turned icy throughout a collection through which he known as LeBron James “outdated” after Recreation 2 after which hit the Lakers star within the groin in Recreation 3.
“The media making me a villain, the followers making me a villain, after which that simply creates an entire completely different persona on me,” Brooks informed reporters final week.
Brooks completed Recreation 6 with 10 factors, 4 rebounds and two assists. For the collection, he averaged 10.5 factors on 31.2 % taking pictures with 3.0 rebounds in six video games.
He helped the Grizzlies earn the West’s No. 2 seed by averaging 14.3 factors, 3.3 rebounds and a pair of.6 assists in 73 video games (all begins) in the course of the common season.
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