On May 5, Beijing time, Pistons star Isaiah Thomas supported Dillon Brooks and the Grizzlies on the show, thinking that they were not dirty. In the eyes of the Smiling Assassin, Payton's injury was an accident, and it was not Dillon's intention to hurt him. I have to say that Thomas's views are different from most people in the circle, and now many media and coaches are demanding heavy punishments for Dillon.
"Even if it was an accident, you should be punished?" That's true, but I think we have to be very cautious when we start labeling players or teams as 'dirty'. Thomas said.
Thomas was the leader of the Pistons Bad Boy Army in the last century, and the Pistons were often sprayed dirty and labeled with various negative labels.
"He (Dillon) wasn't a dirty player, and the Grizzlies weren't a dirty team, they just played hard, they played tough, they emphasized physical confrontation, and they always played the right way."
Thomas's remarks will obviously cause controversy among fans, after all, Payton suffered a serious injury from a broken elbow, and Dillon's actions did make people angry. Thomas may have used the intensity of the confrontation of the last century to assess the scale of blows in this series. In the face of this former "bad boy", these actions may only be considered pediatrics.
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