US EditionRockets F Dillon Brooks gets 16th technical foul, automatic suspension
- Dillon Brooks, Houston Rockets forward, received a one-game NBA suspension on Thursday.
- Brooks earned the suspension after accumulating 16 technical fouls this season, triggering an automatic ban.
- During Wednesday's 143-105 victory against the Utah Jazz, officials assessed Brooks a technical foul.
- The technical stemmed from Brooks' actions; he apparently kicked Collin Sexton, and said, "I'd be ready to play on Friday."
- Brooks will serve his suspension on Friday when Houston hosts Western Conference leader Oklahoma City Thunder.
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NBA suspends Rockets' Dillon Brooks for one game after his 16th technical foul of the season
NEW YORK (AP) — Houston Rockets forward Dillon Brooks was suspended for one game by the NBA on Thursday after picking up his 16th technical foul of the season after apparently kicking Utah's Collin Sexton in the lower abdomen. The Rockets will be without one of their key players Friday when they host the NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder in a matchup of the Western Conference's top two teams. Brooks, who is averaging 14 points, was assessed a te…
Santa Maria Times
NBA suspends Rockets F Dillon Brooks 1 game following 16th technical foul of the season
NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA suspended Houston Rockets forward Dillon Brooks one game on Thursday for picking up his 16th technical foul of the season after he appeared to kick Utah’s Collin Sexton in the midsection.
New York Post
hive.newsDillon Brooks staring down one-game suspension after kicking opponent
Dillon Brooks saw his night come to an early end. The Rockets guard picked up his 16th technical foul of the season — triggering an automatic one-game suspension — after he kicked Jazz guard Collin Sexton in what appeared to be the stomach or groin.
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