On May 4, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA playoffs continued. In today's Western Conference Focus game, the Warriors took on the Grizzlies on the road, which was the second leg of the Western Conference semifinals, in which the Warriors defeated the Grizzlies 117-116 in the first leg.
In today's game, the Grizzlies played a perfect start to 8-0. However, at this time, there was an unexpected scene on the field. During a defensive round, Warriors player Payton carried the ball to the basket to try to get a layup, when Grizzlies player Dillon Brooks hit Payton directly in the head while defending, and Payton was slammed out of the field and slowed down on the sidelines for a long time.
As can be seen in slow motion, Dillon not only has a noticeable pulling motion in the air, but also hits Payton's head very dangerously. Moreover, Payton's wrist was pinned after he fell to the ground, and his expression was very painful and returned to the locker room. The referee then watched the video repeatedly, and finally sentenced Dillon to a second-degree malicious foul and was directly expelled from the scene. Before leaving, Dillon did not score a single point on 0-of-3 shooting.
As a result, Dillon was expelled after only 2 minutes and 52 seconds, and he became the second player in the series to be expelled. In the first leg of the game, Warriors star Green was also expelled for being punished as a second-degree vicedote for pulling in the air. It is worth mentioning that after Dillon was sent off, the Warriors Green was elbowed to the face by Tillman and also returned to the locker room for examination.