The Warriors' G2 game against the Grizzlies started less than 3 minutes later when Peyton Jr. was fouled by Dillon maliciously when he was over the blue, and he was knocked over from the air and fractured his left elbow. Just today, the NBA officially announced that Dillon Brooks will be suspended for the third game of the series due to unnecessary and excessive contact with Payton Jr. in G2, resulting in the latter's serious injury.
For such a penalty, Warriors coach Kerr appeared dismissive. He said: "We don't care about this, Payton Jr. won't be able to play in the next few weeks, that's the only thing that matters to us." "And now, with a huge brace on Peyton Jr.'s arm, he's going to be absent for a long time.
According to Warriors reporter Anthony Slater, Payton Jr. has been keeping an eye on the Warriors despite an elbow injury. Just today, Peyton Jr. secretly hid outside the training ground and watched his teammates train the whole time... Perhaps not wanting his teammates to worry, Payton Jr. hid his injured left elbow and did not appear on camera.
As Kerr said, he's worked hard in the league for six years, he's now playing a big role on the team, he's playing well, it's all taken away by Dillon and he really feels sorry for Peyton Jr. In this year's playoffs, Payton Jr. made seven appearances for the Warriors, averaging 6.1 points, 3 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 15.9 minutes per game.