Houston Rockets small forward Dillon Brooks has been penalized for his actions during his preseason debut with the team last Tuesday, October 10.
The league announced in a statement on Thursday, October 12, that they will fine the 27-year-old $25,000 for recklessly making contact with Indiana Pacers center Daniel Theis in the groin area with 7:27 left in the first quarter of the game.
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Upon further review from the officials, the former Memphis Grizzlies player was ejected from the game after being hit with a Flagrant Foul 2, leaving the game with one assist and two personal fouls.
Brooks asserted that the contact was unintentional.
"I tried to navigate a screen. I might have tapped him below the waist, but he got right back up. I don't know. It's weird that every time it happens to me, I get picked on. I guess it's part of reputation," Brooks said after Tuesday's game.
The Rockets won 122-103 at the Toyota Center in Houston.
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$25,000 is a drop in the bucket for Dillon Brooks
The fine imposed represents a negligible sum for the Canadian player.
Brooks recently signed a lucrative four-year contract with the Rockets valued at $80 million during the opening of free agency last July.
This substantial deal will allow the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Best Defensive Player to earn $22,627,671 for the 2023-24 NBA season.
Thus, the $25,000 fine accounts for just 0.11 percent of his earnings for the upcoming campaign.
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