On May 4, the Warriors lost to the Grizzlies by five points in the NBA Playoffs Western Conference Semifinals, a game that was controversial in the early first quarter when Brooks knocked over Layton, who fell to the ground in pain. Brooks was expelled after the referee gave a second-degree malicious foul, and Payton returned to the game after making one of two free throws, and then he could not hold on, returned to the locker room for treatment, and did not continue to play. Now the Warriors' injury update, saying he suffered a fractured left elbow, will receive an MRI tomorrow, and is likely to be reimbursed early this season.
What I didn't expect was that Brooks actually became the ticket buyer for the Grizzlies on the court, which was after today's game, because the Grizzlies won the G2, and the series was destined to have G5, and that game was the home of the Grizzlies. Brooks became the cover character of the G5 ticket sales, and was really the "hero" who won the game.
The Grizzlies' official behavior caused great controversy, first of all, Brooks had a major malicious foul in this game, resulting in serious injuries to the opponent, such an act itself should not be advocated, I did not expect to become the façade of the Grizzlies after the end of the game. Fans also angrily denounced the Grizzlies as not just Brooks, the whole team was a mess.
Scoring 47 points after the game was the biggest contributor to the Grizzlies' win, and Morant was also hugging Brooks. Brooks was waiting for hero Morant in the players' tunnel, and the two embraced and said: "It's going to be a fight. ”
After the game, the Warriors coach talked about Brooks' foul on Payton, and he was very emotional, and coach Kerr bluntly said that Brooks's actions were out of bounds.
Curry said: "When a player finishes the layup, the defender makes this kind of action can only be described as out of line. ”
Dream Green's remarks were more blunt, he said: "That's a bullshit foul!" ”
Including Warriors star Reece Mullin also slammed that "Dillon is completely out of bounds, if it is playing wild ball, then the two sides have already done it, this action is very dirty, there is no doubt." I think he'll be banned. ”
As for whether Brooks will be suspended, the league still needs to investigate, but it is certain that Brooks' action this time is very dirty, and it has caused a lot of injury to Warriors' Pedon, based on these two points, it is not excluded that Brooks will be suspended by the league.
As for the official poster of the Grizzlies after the game, it is indeed disappointing, using such a bad foul action player as a façade for selling tickets, especially at the end of the game, causing a lot of injuries to the opponent, so it is no wonder that so many fans attack the Grizzlies.