<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/thunder-news-shai-gilgeous-alexander-best-world-take-dillon-brooks-battle');   ga('set', 'title', 'Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s ‘best in the world’ take on Dillon Brooks battle');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Thunder-news-Shai-Gilgeous-Alexanders-best-in-the-world-take-on-Dillon-Brooks-battle.jpg"></figure><h1>Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s ‘best in the world’ take on Dillon Brooks battle</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-15T13:15:06-08:00">December 15th, 1:15pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-15T13:15:06-08:00">December 15th, 1:15pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After beating the Houston Rockets 111-96 in the NBA Cup semifinals, Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander talked about going one-on-one with Dillon Brooks. The Canada men’s basketball team teammates are friends off the court, and after head coach <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-mark-daigneault-stage-nba-cup-final-bucks-fastball-take" rel="noopener">Mark Daigneault set the stage for the final</a>, Gilgeous-Alexander talked about his battle against Brooks and the Rockets. </p><p>For Shai, it’s the best of both worlds facing off head-to-head, he <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGqXCOalKww&amp;t=185s" rel="noopener">said</a> during his media availability postgame.</p><p>“It’s fun. It makes you better,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “That’s what this league is about, competing against the best in the world, and defensively, he is that for sure. And I like to think that of myself offensively. So, he gives me a chance to really see where I’m at, a good test. I’d say I handled it pretty well.”</p><p>Gilgeous-Alexander scored 20 of his 32 points in the second half of the Thunder’s 15-point win as the Thunder pulled ahead late. They finished with 36 fourth-quarter points, outscoring the Rockets by 16 (70-54) in the second half. Thunder starting center Isaiah Hartenstein finished with 21 points and eight rebounds, Jalen Williams added 20 points and five assists, and Lu Dort registered 19 points, nine rebounds, and three steals.</p><p>“We stayed to our principles, to our identity. We knew that we’d be able to kick in enough shots if we stayed with it, and we just focused on getting stops the whole night,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “We knew if we did that at a high level, we’d give ourselves a chance, and that’s what happened.”</p><p>Amen Thompson’s 19 points off the bench led six Rockets players in double figures, including Jabari Smith Jr. and Dillon Brooks, who finished with 14 points. Alperen Sengun added a double-double (13 points, 11 rebounds), while Jalen Green and Tari Eason scored a dozen points.</p><h2><b>Mark Daigneault sets the stage for NBA Cup final vs. Bucks</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Thunder-head-coach-Mark-Daigneault-2.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Terada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After All-Star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-okc-messes-shai-gilgeous-alexander-nba-cup-postgame-interview">Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s walk-off interview with his Thunder teammates</a>, head coach Mark Daigneault turned his attention to his NBA Cup final matchup against the Bucks. He anticipates the Thunder to continue to play at a high level.</p><p>One win away from winning the NBA Cup, Daigneault wouldn’t expect anything less from his Thunder team.</p><p>“We have a competitive group of guys… when you put anything on the line, the guys will be amped up for that… I think both teams will bring their fastball on Tuesday,” Daigneault said.</p><p>On Tuesday night, the Thunder will face the Bucks in the NBA Cup final in Las Vegas.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s ‘best in the world’ take on Dillon Brooks battle

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rockets-news-is-dillon-brooks-playing-vs-thunder-latest-nba-cup-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dillon Brooks available for NBA Cup game vs. Thunder');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Is-Dillon-Brooks-playing-vs.-Thunder-Latest-NBA-Cup-injury-update.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Dillon Brooks available for NBA Cup game vs. Thunder</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-14T09:33:50-08:00">December 14th, 9:33am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-14T16:57:43-08:00">December 14th, 4:57pm</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Rockets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston Rockets (17-8) have listed forward Dillon Brooks as <a href="https://official.nba.com/nba-injury-report-2024-25-season/" rel="noopener">questionable</a> for Thursday’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/2-reasons-rockets-pull-off-nba-cup-upset-thunder">NBA Cup semifinals against the Oklahoma City Thunder</a> (19-5) in Las Vegas due to an undisclosed illness. His availability remains uncertain, with a game-time decision likely as the team evaluates his condition ahead of the 8:30 p.m. ET tip-off.</p><p>Brooks played a key role in the Rockets’ narrow 91-90 quarterfinal victory over the Golden State Warriors. In that game, he contributed nine points, four rebounds, two steals, a block, and an assist. The win ended a 15-game losing streak against the Warriors, which had spanned several seasons.</p><p>This season, Brooks has been a consistent presence for Houston, averaging 12.6 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game while shooting 42.4% from the field and 38.1% from beyond the arc. His defensive intensity and versatility have been instrumental in the Rockets’ strong start, placing them fourth in the Western Conference standings.</p><p><i><b>*Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(Get Access | Save $30)</a>*</b></i></p><h2><b>Dillon Brook’s injury status for Rockets’ NBA Cup semifinals clash vs. Thunder</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Dillon-Brooks-9-takes-a-three-point-shot-against-the-Golden-State-Warriors.jpg"><figcaption>© John Hefti-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-news-jalen-green-honest-houston-take-thunder">Rockets face a formidable opponent in the Thunder</a>, who boast the best record in the Western Conference at 19-5. The two teams have split their season series so far, with Houston securing a 119-116 win in their most recent matchup behind Fred VanVleet’s season-high 38 points.</p><p>The Thunder, led by All-Star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, have emerged as one of the league’s top contenders this season. Gilgeous-Alexander continues to shine as one of the NBA’s premier offensive threats, anchoring Oklahoma City’s success with his scoring and playmaking.</p><p>The NBA Cup semifinal represents a playoff-like clash between two young and dynamic franchises. Meanwhile, for Houston, Brooks’ status could be a determining factor, as his defensive prowess would be critical in slowing down the Thunder’s potent offense.</p><p>The good news for the Rockets is that Brooks is <a href="https://x.com/Jonathan_Feigen/status/1868093889133076606" rel="noopener">available to play</a> against the Thunder after being deemed questionable, per Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle.</p><p>The winner of Thursday’s semifinal will advance to face either the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-cup-semifinals-how-to-watch-tv-stream-schedule-preview">Atlanta Hawks or Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Cup championship game</a>, which is scheduled for Tuesday evening in Las Vegas. The highly anticipated conclusion to the league’s second annual in-season tournament will crown the NBA Cup champion for the 2024-25 season.</p><p>So, when it comes to the question of if Dillon Brooks is playing tonight vs. the Thunder, the answer is yes.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dillon Brooks available for NBA Cup game vs. Thunder

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rockets-news-jabari-smith-jr-defends-dillon-brooks-from-critics-before-nba-cup');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rockets news: Jabari Smith Jr. defends Dillon Brooks from critics before NBA Cup');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jabari-Smith-Jr.-Dillon-Brooks-Houston-Rockets.jpg"></figure><h1>Rockets news: Jabari Smith Jr. defends Dillon Brooks from critics before NBA Cup</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-14T07:45:21-08:00">December 14th, 7:45am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-14T07:46:29-08:00">December 14th, 7:46am</time><address><a>Tomer Azarly</a>Tomer Azarly is in his ninth season as the LA Clippers beat writer and NBA reporter for ClutchPoints. From the Lob City era to the Kawhi Leonard-Paul George era, he brings you everything you need to know about the Clippers as well as coast-to-coast coverage of the NBA.In his off time, Tomer likes to play basketball, video games, and draw.You can follow his Twitter for all Clippers content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Exclusive</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>LAS VEGAS, NV – Jabari Smith Jr. and the Houston Rockets are <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-news-jalen-green-honest-houston-take-thunder">preparing to take on</a> the Oklahoma City Thunder in the semifinals of the NBA Cup on Saturday evening. As is the case for most Rockets games, forward Dillon Brooks will be an x-factor in the game for Houston.</p><p>Brooks, who will take on his teammates from the Canadian National Team in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Luguentz Dort, has been someone who has stayed in headlines, but often times for the wrong reasons — whether it was people on the outside criticizing his over-intensity or others calling him dirty.</p><h2><b>Jabari Smith Jr. defends Rockets teammate Dillon Brooks</b></h2><p>Although he’s never received the accolades for it, Dillon Brooks has been incredibly impactful for his Memphis Grizzlies and Houston Rockets teams over his eight years in the NBA. It’s why Houston reached an immediate agreement on a four-year, $86 million deal with him as soon the 2023 free agency period began.</p><p>Ahead of Saturday’s contest between the Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder, Brooks’ teammate, Jabari Smith Jr., gave his insight into what it’s like to have the Canadian basketball player as a teammate.</p><p>“Oh, it’s great,” <a href="https://x.com/TomerAzarly/status/1867957884765839762">Smith Jr. told ClutchPoints</a> during Friday’s media availability. “He’s one of the most… I’m trying to think of the word. Like, misunderstood. Because people might view him on the outside looking in like he’s this crazy guy, but he really is a leader, he really loves basketball, he really is a hard worker.</p><p>“He’s everything you can ask for in a vet. I’ve grown closer to him as I’ve been with him as I’ve been with him the past two years, he’s like my big brother. We’ve built a relationship and it rubs off on everyone. The energy and the intensity he plays with, it definitely working, it’s definitely rubbing off on everyone. He’s helped us a lot.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jabari Smith Jr. on Rockets teammate Dillon Brooks:</p><p>“He’s one of the most, like, misunderstood players. Because people might view him on the outside looking in like he’s this crazy [dude], but he really is a leader, he really loves basketball, he really is a hard worker. He’s… <a href="https://t.co/MN5dpM3ezK">pic.twitter.com/MN5dpM3ezK</a></p><p>— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomerAzarly/status/1867957884765839762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Brooks left Memphis after averaging 14.1 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 2.0 assists in 345 regular season appearances. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-memphis-wont-re-sign-dillon-brooks-nba-free-agency">The Grizzlies did not offer him</a> a new contract, with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-real-reason-dillon-brooks-exit">reports citing concerns</a> over his wanting and increased role and his antics potentially negatively impacting younger players.</p><p>Did Jabari Smith Jr. have any kind of impression of Brooks that changed once the team acquired him?</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jabari-Smith-Jr.-and-Dillon-Brooks-celebrate-during-a-Rockets-game.jpg"><figcaption>Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>“Yeah, a bit, but I didn’t really know him too much,” Smith Jr. admitted to ClutchPoints in the interview. “Just off of playing against him, but I ain’t judging a book off its cover, so I just really didn’t know what to expect. He ended up being real cool.</p><p>“He’s got a lot more game than I thought from watching him. Because I watched him at Oregon, and I remember him being player of the year and all of that. So I knew there was some game in there, but he shown me in training camp and pick-up games. He’s shown me for sure.”</p><p>Dillon Brooks had a strong college career at Oregon from 2014-2017. During his sophomore season, Brooks averaged 16.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 1.1 steals per game on 47 percent shooting from the field and 33.8 percent from three in 32.8 minutes per game.</p><p>In his junior season, Brooks played seven fewer minutes per game at 25.3 a night, but still averaged 16.1 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.1 steals on better efficiency — 48.8 percent shooting from the field and 40.1 percent from three.</p><p>Brooks was named the Pac-12 Player of the Year in 2017, a two-time First-Team All-Pac-12 member in 2016 and 2017, and a Consensus Second-Team All-American in 2017.</p><p>The Rockets and Thunder will tip off their NBA Cup semifinal matchup on Saturday, December 14 at 5:30PM PST on ABC.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rockets news: Jabari Smith Jr. defends Dillon Brooks from critics before NBA Cup

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rockets-news-dillon-brooks-savage-message-warriors-jalen-green-presser');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rockets veteran Dillon Brooks’ savage message to Warriors during Jalen Green presser');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Rockets-news-Dillon-Brooks-savage-message-to-Warriors-overheard-during-Jalen-Green-presser.jpg"></figure><h1>Rockets veteran Dillon Brooks’ savage message to Warriors during Jalen Green presser</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-12T08:09:05-08:00">December 12th, 8:09am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-12T08:55:54-08:00">December 12th, 8:55am</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golden State Warriors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Whether intentional or not, Houston Rockets veteran Dillon Brooks crashed Jalen Green’s postgame interview after they beat the Golden State Warriors 91-90 in the NBA Cup’s quarter-finals. After eliminating the Warriors on Wednesday, head coach <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-news-ime-udoka-expertly-breaks-down-key-reason-behind-warriors-stunner">Ime Udoka pointed to the Rockets’ relentlessness</a> as a catalyst to edging out Golden State. At the same time, Brooks was eager to send them home.</p><p>His voice <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1867212052886155372" rel="noopener">can be heard</a> in the background during Green’s postgame interview, per Locked on Rockets’s Jackson Gatlin.</p><p>“Send they a** back to Golden State,”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Send they a*s back to Golden State."</p><p>Dillon Brooks in the background while Jalen Green was speaking with the media following the Rockets' NBA Cup win over the Warriors 😅</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/JTGatlin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JTGatlin</a>)<br> <a href="https://t.co/Miaz4AqvQC">pic.twitter.com/Miaz4AqvQC</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1867212052886155372?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>After the Warriors’ Stephen Curry missed a three that would have given his team the lead, the Rockets regained possession on a loose ball foul toward the end of the fourth quarter, sealing the one-point win. After the victory, Udoka <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1867093539915698207" rel="noopener">said his team’s</a> never-give-up attitude made all the difference.</p><p>“We’re gonna continue to fight and not give up. Got stops when we needed to, hit big shots when we needed to. Got on the floor, loose balls, created that foul. Great job switching on the last possession to kind of bottle that up. But as I’ve said before, you can always rely on your defense when the shots aren’t falling,” Udoka said in his postgame presser via the official ClutchPoints account on X (formerly Twitter).</p><p>“A lot of good things. Eight 24-second [shot clock] violations. 30 points off their 22 turnovers. Only put them on the free-throw line nine times. That’s a recipe for success on the defensive end, for sure,” Udoka concluded.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“That’s a recipe for success on the defensive end.”</p><p>Ime Udoka holds the Rockets to high praise after securing a tough comeback win over the Warriors 🗣️</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBA</a>)<a href="https://t.co/OUYo1gzCti">pic.twitter.com/OUYo1gzCti</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1867093539915698207?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Alperen Sengun’s double-double (26 points, 11 rebounds) led the Rockets. Jabari Smith finished with 15 points, and Green added 12 points and three steals. Jonathan Kuminga’s 20 points and seven rebounds led the Warriors. Curry scored 19 points, and Buddy Hield finished with 15 points.</p><h2><b>Alperen Sengun’s shocking claim for Rockets’ win over Warriors</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Rockets-center-Alperen-Sengun.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Before Wednesday’s win, Houston Rockets center <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-news-alperen-sengun-drops-eye-opening-claim-about-nba-cup-win-vs-warriors">Alperen Sengun had never seen his teammates so focused</a>. Perhaps that’s why Rockets veteran Dillon Brooks was so hyped up during Jalen Green’s presser. The one-point win proved how hungry they were against the Golden State Warriors, and they are now heading to Las Vegas for the NBA Cup’s semifinals.</p><p>Sengun <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1867086948801888650" rel="noopener">spoke to</a> TNT’s Stephanie Ready after the win.</p><p>“I’ve never seen my team this thirsty. We knew it was gonna be hard. They play aggressive. We play aggressive. I’m proud of my teammates, everyone,” Sengun said. “We worked hard. We came ready for this game so hard. So I’m happy [we won]. This is big time.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"I've never seen my team this thirsty… We knew it was gonna be hard. They play aggressive. We play aggressive."</p><p>Alperen Sengun on the Rockets' tough win over the Warriors to qualify for the NBA Cup Semifinals 🗣️</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/NBAonTNT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBAonTNT</a>)<a href="https://t.co/FqJk44nhXY">pic.twitter.com/FqJk44nhXY</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1867086948801888650?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Rockets will face the Thunder in the semifinals on Saturday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rockets veteran Dillon Brooks’ savage message to Warriors during Jalen Green presser

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/clippers-news-rockets-jalen-green-dillon-brooks-hilarious-reactions-to-1st-game-at-intuit-dome');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rockets’ Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks hilarious reactions to 1st game at Intuit Dome');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Dillon-Brooks-Jalen-Green-Los-angeles-Clippers-Houston-Rockets-Intuit-Dome.jpg"></figure><h1>Rockets’ Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks hilarious reactions to 1st game at Intuit Dome</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-09T20:49:25-08:00">December 9th, 8:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-09T20:49:43-08:00">December 9th, 8:49pm</time><address><a>Tomer Azarly</a>Tomer Azarly is in his ninth season as the LA Clippers beat writer and NBA reporter for ClutchPoints. From the Lob City era to the Kawhi Leonard-Paul George era, he brings you everything you need to know about the Clippers as well as coast-to-coast coverage of the NBA.In his off time, Tomer likes to play basketball, video games, and draw.You can follow his Twitter for all Clippers content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Rockets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>LOS ANGELES, CA — Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, and the Houston Rockets played their first game at the LA Clippers’ all <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-rudy-gobert-hilarious-reaction-first-game-clippers-intuit-dome">new Intuit Dome</a>, with many folks coming away impressed.</p><p>Despite the losing their third game of the season against the Rockets, the Clippers drew praise from their players postgame.</p><h2><b>Rockets guards Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks react to Clippers’ Intuit Dome</b></h2><p>The Rockets defeated the Clippers, 117-106, on Sunday night. Jalen Green led the way with 31 points and four rebounds on 9-of-20 shooting from the field with five three-pointers. Amen Thompson dropped 22 points, eight rebounds, and four assists in the spot start for the injured Fred Van Vleet. Dillon Brooks was an all-around force, finishing with 19 points, seven rebounds, five assists, and two blocked shots.</p><p>After the contest, the Rockets expressed admiration for the new Stadium.</p><p>“I think it’s fire,” Rockets guard <a href="https://x.com/TomerAzarly/status/1866026138507808772">Jalen Green said</a> of the Clippers’ Intuit Dome. “It’s super futuristic. I was watching the, what’s it called, the intros. The intro for the Clippers. It was crazy, the whole wrap around of the [Halo board]. It was fire. It looked like a 2K game or something.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Asked Jalen Green about playing in the Clippers’ Intuit Dome for the first time:</p><p>“I think it’s fire. It’s super futuristic. I was watching the intro for the Clippers. It was crazy, the whole [Halo board] wrap around. It was fire. It looked like a 2K game or something.” <a href="https://t.co/7yIPGCYKf5">pic.twitter.com/7yIPGCYKf5</a></p><p>— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomerAzarly/status/1866026138507808772?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“I think it’s nice,” Amen Thompson added. “It’s crazy. I like the little Halo thing. It’s fire. I didn’t even notice the Wall. Guys we were 100 percent from free throws today with The Wall. Nah, I’m playing. I did notice it.”</p><p>Even the ever-serious Dillon Brooks <a href="http://So%20far%20this%20season,%20opponents%20are%20shooting%20just%2072.8%20percent%20from%20the%20free%20throw%20line%20against%20the%20LA%20Clippers%20inside%20Intuit%20Dome.%20That's%20the%20worst%20opponent's%20free%20throw%20percentage%20of%20any%20opponent%20in%20the%20NBA.">took time after the victory</a> to praise Steve Ballmer and the Clippers for the Intuit Dome.</p><p>“It’s amazing,” Brooks said. “The locker room is great. They’ve got a lot of stuff for like cold tub, recovery, the way it’s shaped, it looks great. It’s like the newest, state of the art. I feel like it’s a great place to play.”</p><p>Brooks even admitted he caught himself watching the Halo Board throughout out the game.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/The-Wall-during-the-Clippers-Rockets-game-at-Intuit-Dome.jpg"><figcaption>Jason Parkhurst-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>“Yeah, for sure. That’s a great idea to have everybody be able to see the Megatron or whatever it’s called, the Halo Board. It’s real good for the crowd, the fans, so shoutout to [Steve] Ballmer for figuring that out and being about the people.”</p><p>The Wall, however, is something Brooks said wasn’t anything new to him, although he did appreciate the effort.</p><p>“No, I’m used to that. In college, they’ve got that same thing in Arizona. It’s a great idea. I guess you’ve got to see the stats and see if they’ve got the lowest opponent free throw percentage and see if it actually works.”</p><p>We did look it up.</p><p>So far this season, opponents are shooting just 72.8 percent from the free throw line against the LA Clippers inside Intuit Dome. That’s the worst opponent’s free throw percentage of any opposing road team in the NBA. The next closest team are the opposing teams at the Houston Rockets’ Toyota Center, which shoot 74 percent from the free throw line.</p><p>It’s tough to say whether the Wall is directly impacting opposing team’s free throw shooting given teams switch sides at halftime. Still, it’s notable that teams are shooting their worst from the line when they visit the Intuit Dome and LA Clippers.</p><p>The Clippers have played 17 home games thus far, so there will be many more opportunities to see how real the Wall’s impact is.</p><p>Their next home game will be on January 16th against the Utah Jazz.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rockets’ Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks hilarious reactions to 1st game at Intuit Dome

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/ranking-dillon-brooks-top-10-villain-moments');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ranking Dillon Brooks’ top 10 villain moments');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Ranking-Dillon-Brooks-top-10-villain-moments.jpg"></figure><h1>Ranking Dillon Brooks’ top 10 villain moments</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-05T13:08:09-08:00">December 5th, 1:08pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-05T13:08:09-08:00">December 5th, 1:08pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/spencersee10" rel="facebook">Spencer See</a>Spencer See is a part-time writer at ClutchPoints focusing on the NBA, evergreen content and celebrity lifestyle. He is also a lifelong fan of LeBron James. In his free time, he either goes fishing or watches basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Dillon Brooks is one of the most polarizing players in the NBA due to his myriad antics and shenanigans to throw his opponents off their games.</p><p>But while Brooks often brings around his irritating bag of tricks, the Houston Rockets star is still an All-Defensive Second Team selection. As a result, Brooks is instantly a heated villain in the NBA. Here is Dillon Brooks’ top 10 villain moments, ranked.</p><h2><b>1. Shoving the cameraman</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Dillon Brooks has been fined $35K for shoving this cameraman 😵‍💫 <a href="https://t.co/g6NJXTEFd9">pic.twitter.com/g6NJXTEFd9</a></p><p>— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/ComplexSports/status/1636788175552249858?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>One of Brooks’ most controversial moments was when <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-miami-fans-have-pitchforks-out-dillon-brooks-after-hurting-cameraman">Brooks shoved a cameraman</a> in a game against the Miami Heat. Cameraman Jason Jackson was injured in the loose-ball play that saw Brooks make what seemed like an intentional shove, taking a hit in the elbow and shoulder. Although the then Grizzlies star apologized, the league slapped him with a $35K fine.</p><h2><b>2. Scuffle with Donovan Mitchell</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">This angle shows Dillon Brooks hitting Donovan Mitchell below the waist<a href="https://t.co/pt7VPBii31">pic.twitter.com/pt7VPBii31</a></p><p>— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) <a href="https://twitter.com/SInow/status/1621336658766602241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>In a game in 2023, after Dillon Brooks was blocked, the then Grizzlies star fell to the ground. However, while rolling, he appeared to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-donovan-mitchell-dillon-brooks-get-into-heated-altercation-during-cavs-grizzlies">intentionally hit Donovan Mitchell below the groin</a>. Unhappy with the sequence, the Cleveland Cavaliers star retaliated by going after Brooks. It was a scuffle that could’ve escalated into an ugly brawl.</p><h2><b>3. Getting tangled with Draymond Green</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kinda surprising that this DIDN’T end up an all-out brawl between Draymond Green and Dillon Brooks <a href="https://t.co/56VHBYzvlZ">pic.twitter.com/56VHBYzvlZ</a></p><p>— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) <a href="https://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/1634008199476002823?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 10, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>When you have someone like Brooks who loves getting in anyone’s grill, and a volatile player like Draymond Green, you can bet that chaos can ensue in just about any moment.</p><p>Like a ticking time bomb, both <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-draymond-green-dillon-brooks-beef-has-nba-twitter-on-fire">Green and Brooks eventually got into a heated scuffle</a>. Both players weren’t planning on backing down against each other as the officials had to separate these two polarizing stars.</p><h2><b>4. Booed in Manila</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Dillon Brooks got booed during his introduction in Manila 😅</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/FIBAWC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FIBAWC</a>) <a href="https://t.co/uYP7pc5dHK">pic.twitter.com/uYP7pc5dHK</a></p><p>— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1699418576447328367?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It’s one thing to be booed in the NBA, but to be public enemy No. 1 on the other side of the world is a whole new level.</p><p>While playing for the Canadian national team at the 2023 FIBA World Cup in Manila, it didn’t help that the arena was stacked with Filipino Laker fans. As a result, it was only natural for Brooks to be dubbed as the villain by the country. Nonetheless, Brooks used the boos as motivation to help Canada capture a podium finish.</p><h2><b>5. Trolling Klay Thompson</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>Brooks certainly loves to get in his opponents’ heads. He didn’t make an exception for one half of the Splash Brothers, Klay Thompson. After converting a triple in his face, Brooks made sure to let Thompson know who he was. However, shortly after, Thompson made sure to remind the polarizing star how many championships he has compared to Brooks’ zero.</p><h2><b>6. The pregame stare down</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>Before the games commence, Brooks has made it a ritual to stare the opposing bench down with the hopes of providing some intimidation. While Brooks is playing psychological warfare, it doesn’t always work.</p><p>In fact, even Canadian national team teammate Jamal Murray even joined in on the fun. However, Brooks wasn’t breaking character, making the scene even more hilarious.</p><h2><b>7. Not respecting anyone until they give him 40</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>Although Brooks <a href="https://basketballforever.com/2023/04/20/dillon-brooks-old-tweets-reveal-hes-a-lebron-superfan" rel="noopener">was a superfan</a> back in his high school days, it seems that something made the Houston Rockets star dislike the King when he got into the NBA.</p><p>In fact, in the midst of a tough playoff series against the Lakers, Brooks revealed that he had no respect for LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers until they drop a 40 on him. Coincidentally, the Lakers defeated the Grizzlies by 40 to close out the series.</p><h2><b>8. Letting Memphis know</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>Brooks wasn’t exactly thrilled when the Memphis Grizzlies opted not to retain his services. As a result, this paved the way for the Houston Rockets to pick up the reputable defender. When the Rockets met the Grizzlies for the first time, Brooks exploded for 26 points on 10-for-20 shooting with the intention of reminding them about their “mistake” during the offseason.</p><h2><b>9. A warning shot to Team USA</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Dillon Brooks, never one to shy away from a superstar challenge or a sound bite, has a message for LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and Team USA ahead of Wednesday’s Olympics exhibition against Canada.</p><p>The Canadians are coming — again.</p><p>✍️ <a href="https://twitter.com/sam_amick?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sam_amick</a><a href="https://t.co/utvSzDpcbr">https://t.co/utvSzDpcbr</a> <a href="https://t.co/LDENRWFMVX">pic.twitter.com/LDENRWFMVX</a></p><p>— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAthletic/status/1810549827807424912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 9, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Prior to Team USA’s exhibition match against 2023 FIBA World Cup Bronze medalist Canada, Brooks granted an interview and revealed that Canada will be ready to lock horns against a star-studded Team USA cast. It was a strong pregame statement made by the Houston Rocket. But unfortunately, Brooks and Canada would fall 86-72.</p><h2><b>10. Walking past Team USA postgame interviews</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Devin Booker and some Team USA players were doing postgame media availability when Dillon Brooks walked right through the line in between the players and media. Classic Brooks, who could’ve gone around the whole crowd <a href="https://t.co/QewAlK8MUj">pic.twitter.com/QewAlK8MUj</a></p><p>— Gerald Bourguet (@GeraldBourguet) <a href="https://twitter.com/GeraldBourguet/status/1811266604183044108?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 11, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>After Canada fell to Team USA, Brooks wasn’t done with his antics. After trying to mess with Team USA before and during the game, Brooks continued with his shenanigans. In postgame interviews for Team USA players, Brooks was caught passing through them, including Devin Booker and Anthony Edwards. It was an eyebrow-raising move but understandable in Brooks’ case.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ranking Dillon Brooks’ top 10 villain moments

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He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Oklahoma City Thunder</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With Sunday’s game knotted at 113 in the final frame, Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Houston Rockets veteran Dillon Brooks tied up in a jump ball that led both teams’ respective security onto the floor. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-shai-gilgeous-alexander-extends-28-point-streak-win">Gilgeous-Alexander extended his streak of scoring 28-plus points</a> to nine straight. However, it came in a losing effort. The Rockets snapped the tie with 53 seconds left, eventually breaking the Thunder’s four-game win streak in a 119-116 win.</p><p>Still, many wondered how heated things got between Gilgeous-Alexander and Brooks in a jump ball that forced security to separate players in the final minute. After the game, SGA <a href="https://x.com/CAlmanza1007/status/1863434205952098429" rel="noopener">confirmed</a> there were no hard feelings between the two, per Thunder Wire’s Clemente Almanza.</p><p>“Jumpball. Nothing else,” Gilgeous-Alexander said.</p><p>It’s the response most anticipated, considering Gilgeous-Alexander and Brooks are teammates of Canada’s men’s national basketball team and were smiling after the teams were separated. Still, at the moment, it was quite <a href="https://twitter.com/AhnFireDigital/status/1863411870373179659/video/1" rel="noopener">the scene</a> at a crucial point in the game’s final frame. In a battle between the two top teams in the Western Conference, the Thunder and Rockets didn’t disappoint in one of the most entertaining games in 2024-25.</p><p>Fred VanVleet connected on a deep 30-foot three that tied the game at 113 before Dillon Brooks broke the tie following his jump ball against Gilgeous-Alexander. Shai’s step-back jumper, which would have tied the game, bounced off the rim. VanVleet scored 12 fourth-quarter points en route to a game-high 38.</p><p>Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 32 points, eight rebounds, five assists, and two steals. Jalen Williams scored 10 of his 22 points in the final frame and dished out seven assists, and Isaiah Hartenstein secured his fifth consecutive double-double (19 points, 13 rebounds).</p><h2><b>Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander extends 30+ point streak</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Thunder-All-Star-Shai-Gilgeous-Alexander-Thunder-center-Isaiah-Hartenstein.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder finished their four-game road trip 3-1, with their star point guard scoring 30-plus points in each outing. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-star-shai-gilgeous-alexander-reveals-2-nba-legends-emulated-growing-up">Gilgeous-Alexander named Michael Jordan and Allen Iverson</a> last week as players he emulated growing up. He has been scoring at a similar rate to the Hall of Fame guards’ best years.</p><p>Gilgeous-Alexander averaged 35.0 points on 52.6% shooting in a challenging four-game road trip. He’s also been getting to the free-throw line more often. Gilgeous-Alexander scored 9-of-11 against the Rockets and 7-of-8 from the charity stripe in the Thunder’s 101-93 win against the Lakers.</p><p>The Thunder beat the Kings, Warriors, and the Lakers before losing to the Rockets. On Tuesday, they’ll return home to play the Jazz in an NBA Cup matchup at the Paycom Center.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/olympics-news-fans-blast-jamal-murrays-performance-after-canada-fails-medal');   ga('set', 'title', 'Fans blast Jamal Murray, Dillon Brooks’ Olympics performance after Canada fails to medal');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Olympics-news-Fans-blast-Jamal-Murrays-performance-after-Canada-fails-to-medal.jpg"></figure><h1>Fans blast Jamal Murray, Dillon Brooks’ Olympics performance after Canada fails to medal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-06T12:46:44-07:00">August 6th, 12:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-06T12:46:44-07:00">August 6th, 12:46pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Olympics</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Tuesday, Jamal Murray and Team Canada were eliminated from the Olympics with an 82-73 loss to Victor Wembanyama and Team France. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nuggets-news-jamal-murray-poor-olympic-performance-impact-future">Murray has struggled</a> throughout the Olympics dating back to the friendly competitions several weeks ago, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/shai-gilgeous-alexander-drops-truth-bomb-on-team-usa">and Team Canada</a>, viewed by some to be the biggest challenger to the American national team, is now going home without a medal.</p><p>On Tuesday, Murray’s struggles continued, as he put up just seven points on 3/13 field goals.</p><p>The poor stat line, combined with his prior inconsistencies in Paris this year, led the good folks over on X, formerly Twitter, to send some insults in his direction.</p><p>“Watching Jamal Murray play basketball for my country has been a pretty miserable experience,” wrote one user.</p><p>Meanwhile, Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer broke down Murray’s horrid Olympics showing and wondered what the implications could be for his Denver Nuggets back in the NBA.</p><p>“Jamal Murray in the Olympics: 6 Points Per Game 41.2% From 2 (7-of-17) 14.3% From 3 (2-of-14) A total negative for Canada. Just like he was for stretches of this past season for the Denver Nuggets. Doesn’t look at all like the same player he was before,” wrote O’Connor.</p><p>Dillon Brooks also struggled for the Canadian team, putting up just two points on bad shooting, including having one shot epically blocked by Victor Wembanyama.</p><p>“Please tell me I didn’t just see Dillon Brooks attempt a turnaround fadeaway over Victor Wembanyama,” joked one user.</p><p>Meanwhile, Team France was led by Guerschon Yabusele with 22 points, and Isaia Cordinier with 20.</p><h2><b>What has happened to Jamal Murray?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Murray-vs-Greece.jpg"><figcaption>John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>As O’Connor mentioned in his X post, Murray hardly resembles the player who put together one of the most dominant postseason runs in recent NBA history just a year ago in 2023.</p><p>While Murray hit multiple game winners in Denver’s first round series vs the Los Angeles Lakers this year, his efficiency numbers plummeted in that round overall and got even worse in the next round vs the Minnesota Timberwolves, where Denver was ultimately eliminated.</p><p>While injuries at the time were at least partially blamed for his poor performance, it’s unclear what could be leading Murray to experience the struggles he still seems to be undergoing with his shooting numbers.</p><p>Perhaps it would be in his best interest, and the best interest of the Nuggets, to take the offseason a little bit lighter over the coming month or so before training camp in case there is an underlying injury that hasn’t fully healed quite yet.</p><p>In any case, the NBA schedule will be released later this month.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Fans blast Jamal Murray, Dillon Brooks’ Olympics performance after Canada fails to medal

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/dillon-brooks-net-worth');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dillon Brooks’ net worth in 2024');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Dillon-Brooks-net-worth-in-2024.jpg"></figure><h1>Dillon Brooks’ net worth in 2024</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-16T10:55:04-07:00">July 16th, 10:55am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-16T10:57:38-07:00">July 16th, 10:57am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/spencersee10" rel="facebook">Spencer See</a>Spencer See is a part-time writer at ClutchPoints focusing on the NBA, evergreen content and celebrity lifestyle. He is also a lifelong fan of LeBron James. In his free time, he either goes fishing or watches basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Dillon Brooks’ net worth in 2024 is $15 million. Brooks is a wing player for the Houston Rockets. He is an All-Defensive Second Team selection. Let’s take a closer look at Dillon Brooks’ net worth in 2024.</p><h2>What is Dillon Brooks’ net worth in 2024: $15 million</h2><p> </p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>Dillon Brooks’ net worth in 2024 <a href="https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/dillon-brooks-net-worth" rel="noopener">is $15 million</a>. This is according to outlets such as Sportskeeda.</p><p>Dillon Brooks was born on January 22, 1996, in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. He attended Father Henry Carr High School before transferring to Findlay Prep High School. In his lone year with Finlay Prep, Brooks <a href="https://www.maxpreps.com/nv/henderson/findlay-prep-pilot/athletes/dillon-brooks/basketball/stats/?careerid=gi1surdibujqa" rel="noopener">averaged 8.4 points</a>, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.7 dimes per game.</p><p>Coming out of high school, the Ontario native was <a href="https://www.espn.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/189066/dillon-brooks" rel="noopener">considered a four-star prospect</a> by ESPN. As a result, Brooks received college basketball scholarship offers from Virginia Tech, New Mexico State, Duquesne, and Oregon. Brooks opted to play for Oregon.</p><p>While playing for the Ducks for three seasons, Brooks accumulated averages of 14.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game. For his efforts, Brooks was named Pac-12 Player of the Year and was named consensus Second Team All-American in his final year with Oregon.</p><h2>Dillon Brooks drafted by Rockets, traded to Grizzlies</h2><p>After three seasons with Oregon, Brooks decided to forego his final year of eligibility by declaring for the 2017 NBA Draft. The Oregon star was selected in the second round with the 45th overall pick by the Houston Rockets.</p><p>But shortly after, Brooks was immediately shipped to the Memphis Grizzlies for a 2018 second-round pick. Brooks would eventually sign a three-year rookie deal with the Grizzlies. Details of the deal were not disclosed.</p><p>Brooks’ rookie season in the NBA was decent at best. The 2017-18 season saw him average 11.0 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 0.9 steals per game as a starter. A season later, Brooks had an unfortunate season that saw him injure his knee and right toe ligament. The injury sidelined him for the most part of the 2018-2019 season.</p><p>A year later, Brooks immediately returned from injury with a bang. He averaged 16.2 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game.</p><h2>Dillon Brooks signs first big contract</h2><p>With a respectable 2019-20 season, the Grizzlies retained Brooks’ services by inking him to a <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28644419/grizzlies-dillon-brooks-agree-three-year-35-million-extension-iguodala-trade" rel="noopener">three-year contract extension</a> worth $35 million. After signing a huge contract, Brooks certainly repaid the organization by further increasing his production. He averaged 17.2 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game.</p><p>But more importantly, Brooks played an instrumental role in powering the Grizzlies back to playoff relevancy after the franchise missed the postseason for three consecutive seasons.</p><p>In the first-round matchup against the Utah Jazz, Brooks stepped up by averaging 25.8 points and 4.2 boards per game. However, Brooks’ efforts went down the drain, as the Jazz finished off the Grizzlies in five games.</p><p>In the following season, Brooks once again played a notable role in helping the Grizzlies return to the postseason for the second straight year. This time, Brooks and the Grizzlies advanced past the first round after dispatching the Minnesota Timberwolves in six games.</p><p>However, they simply had no answers for Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors in the Conference Semifinals. The eventual 2022 NBA champions would eliminate the Grizzlies in six games. During the series, Brooks started to earn a notorious reputation after hitting Warriors’ Gary Payton II in the head while making a transition play, which saw Payton II suffer an elbow fracture.</p><p>The 2022-23 season was controversial at best for the Grizzlies. Apart from <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-ja-morant-25-game-suspension-latest-ig-live-gun-incident" rel="noopener">Ja Morant’s gun-related controversies</a>, He also drew flak for his unsportsmanlike antics against his matchups, and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-dillon-brooks-fined-35k-nba-shoving-cameraman" rel="noopener">NBA fined Brooks $35,000</a> for shoving a cameraman to injury. But amidst the controversies, the Grizzlies finished second in the Western Conference with a 51-31 record.</p><p>Moreover, Brooks also averaged 14.3 points, 0.9 steals, and 0.2 rejections per game to become part of the All-Defensive Second Team. However, Brooks continued his unsportsmanlike plays that led to a flagrant and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-grizzlies-dillon-brooks-ejected-after-dirty-hit-on-lebron-james" rel="noopener">tried to provoke LeBron James</a> in the first-round series clash against the Lakers.</p><p>The All-Defensive Second Team member’s antics certainly backfired as the seventh-seeded Lakers would take care of business <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/2-grizzlies-most-to-blame-for-embarrassing-playoff-series-loss-to-lakers" rel="noopener">against Brooks and the Grizzlies</a> in six games.</p><h2>Dillon Brooks goes to Rockets in sign-and-trade deal</h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Memphis star Dillon Brooks signs long term deal with Powerade <a href="https://t.co/Hug35SnBKb">pic.twitter.com/Hug35SnBKb</a></p><p>— Ballsack Sports (@BallsackSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/BallsackSports/status/1635392659631255552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>After getting traded during the 2017 NBA Draft, Brooks found his way back with the team that originally drafted him. After his contract with the Grizzlies expired, Brooks opted to leave the Grizzlies and sign a deal as a free agent with the Houston Rockets. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-news-dillon-brooks-free-agency-4-year-80-million-contract" rel="noopener">Brooks signed a lucrative four-year deal</a> that would pay him $80 million.</p><p>In his first season in Houston, Brooks averaged 12.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. However, the young Rockets failed to make the playoffs.</p><p>Brooks also added to his income and his long-term security by signing an endorsement deal with Powerade in March 2023.</p><p>Nevertheless, were you at all stunned by Dillon Brooks’ net worth in 2024?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dillon Brooks’ net worth in 2024

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/olympics-news-dillon-brooks-sends-fiery-canada-warning-to-team-usa');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dillon Brooks sends fiery Canada warning to Team USA');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Olympics-news-Dillon-Brooks-sends-fiery-Canada-warning-to-Team-USA.jpg"></figure><h1>Dillon Brooks sends fiery Canada warning to Team USA</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-09T10:28:47-07:00">July 9th, 10:28am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-09T10:28:47-07:00">July 9th, 10:28am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Olympics</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>To start off <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/olympics-news-lebron-james-honest-team-usa-sacrifices-gold">exhibition play for the Paris Olympics in</a> basketball, it will be an anticipated matchup against the formidable Team USA taking on Team Canada in a battle of the two huge North American countries. One person on Canada that is more excited and motivated than anybody is arguably <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-demar-derozan-dishes-dillon-brooks-fight">Dillon Brooks who plays also</a> for the Houston Rockets in the NBA.</p><p>Besides his play on the court, people know <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-dillon-brooks-heartfelt-jersey-retirement-message-marc-gasol">Brooks for being</a> a tough player, getting to the heads of his opponents like he has had altercations in the past with the likes of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry. Both of those players are on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/olympics-news-anthony-edwards-reveals-team-usas-true-alpha-after-no-1-option-comment">Team USA for the Paris Olympics</a> and will face Brooks and the rest of Team Canada on Wednesday July 10, where the Rockets forward says he wants to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5625561/2024/07/09/dillon-brooks-team-canada-usa-olympic-basketball/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=twhq&amp;source=twitterhq" rel="noopener">“make a statement”</a> according to Sam Amick of The Athletic.</p><p>“I take it as (just) another game, but me being who I am, I like to make a statement,” Brooks said, the Canadian born forward who averaged 12.7 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game while shooting 42.8 percent from the field and 35.9 percent from deep. “So I’ll be ready to play. Team Canada will be ready to play, and we’re gonna go balls to the wall and watch the film after and see if we got better.”</p><h2><b>Team Canada’s Dillon Brooks speaks on Team USA’s new look </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Canada-star-Dillon-Brooks-during-a-Rockets-game-on-April-11-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>There also could be some bad blood <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-anthony-edwards-gets-real-about-best-american-player-label">between Team USA and Canada</a> since in the FIBA World Cup in September of 2023, Canada won the bronze medal, the first time the country has won a medal in the event, as they beat USA in the game to decide the honors. Adding on the rivalry between the two countries and what Brooks has with several players on the other side, there is no doubt it will be ultra competitive even if it is only an exhibition game.</p><p>There is a huge difference with this Team USA unit compared to the aforementioned FIBA World Cup as the Paris Olympics team is now loaded with talent like James, Curry, and a bevy of other players. Those other stars include Joel Embiid, Jayson Tatum, Tyrese Haliburton, Bam Adebayo, Devin Booker, Anthony Davis, Kevin Durant, Anthony Edwards, Jrue Holiday, and Kawhi Leonard.</p><p>In the FIBA World Cup, with such players as Edwards and Haliburton the only returners, there is no doubt that while that team had talent, it was not enough to win any medal. Right after that event and<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/olympics-news-steve-kerr-take-lebron-james-stephen-curry-duo-scare-team-usa-rivals"> Canada beat USA with</a> Brooks scoring 39 points, there was reports from The Athletic of James intending to join the squad and recruited other superstars to do the same. For the Canadian-born player, it adds extra motivation that they bolstered their team.</p><p>“Yeah, because there’s new USA players, you know, that spoke up after (the bronze-medal game), and wanted to play,” Brooks said, who previously played for the Memphis Grizzlies before Houston. “So, you know, I’m happy that they’re playing because, you know, we get to test our talents against theirs. And you know, it should be a fun one.”</p><h2><b>Brooks excited for the new challenge to face Team USA on Team Canada</b></h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cooper-flagg-claims-team-usa-has-no-weaknesses">With Team USA</a> now likely being heavily favored against Canada and probably to win the gold medal, other teams will be seen as the underdog. However, Canada still has a foundation and a bevy other stars besides Brooks like Oklahoma City Thunder standouts Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Lu Dort along with Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray.</p><p>“Well at the beginning, it was Steph and LeBron that came out and said something, and then everyone else started joining on,” Brooks said. “I’m happy that they made the commitment, so let’s see. Talent against talent.”</p><p>There is no doubt that the offensive talent for Team USA is other worldly as it is filled with the best players in the NBA which is why they are heavily favored to begin with. However, Brooks brings their expectations back to reality by saying that their competitors have to “guard” and “play defense” against Canada as they are not a team to look ahead.</p><p>“They’ve gotta guard. They’ve gotta play defense. That’s my main thing,” Brooks said via The Athletic. “Every team that has to play against us has to guard, has to scout against us. And we’re just going to play our game and make adjustments during the game.”</p><h2><b>Brooks warns people to not count out Team Canada for Paris Olympics</b></h2><p>While Canada got the bronze medal in the FIBA World Cup, they have their eyes set on an even bigger prize, but now their North American counterparts down South are in their way. Brooks would give his pitch for his country, saying that this year is their “time” and they are going for the “gold.”</p><p>“The belief was always there; we just had to put it together,” Brooks said. “Now we’ve got a lot of players that are committed, willing to build this every single summer to get better and better and build chemistry and build camaraderie. Our time was last year. And now (it’s) our time for this year. But instead of getting bronze, we want the gold.”</p><p>In the FIBA World Cup in 2023, Brooks averaged 15.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 2.6 assists while shooting 59.4 percent from the field and 58.8 percent from beyond the arch. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/olympics-news-dukes-cooper-flagg-lebron-james-kevin-durant-advice">Team Canada and USA will</a> collide in an exhibition match on Wednesday, July 10.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dillon Brooks sends fiery Canada warning to Team USA

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He has covered athletics at the University of Michigan and the University of Southern California and is now serving as an Associate Editor and Chicago Bulls beat writer at ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Earlier in the NBA season when the Chicago Bulls were on the road taking on the Houston Rockets, DeMar DeRozan and Dillon Brooks got into a little scuffle. Brooks has gotten into other altercations with NBA veterans recently as well as Draymond Green and LeBron James are two others that have had somewhat similar experiences with Brooks. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-demar-derozan-named-possible-paul-george-back-up-plan-for-clippers">Both DeRozan and</a> Brooks got ejected after their scuffle, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-demar-derozan-real-how-raptors-trade-damaged-mental-health">and DeRozan recently admitted</a> on a podcast that he doesn’t like Brooks.</p><p>During a recent episode of <i>The 25/10 Show, </i>DeMar DeRozan discussed the altercation that he had with Dillon Brooks. He was upset that Brooks came up behind him when he wasn’t looking.</p><p>“I’m not going to lie, I <a href="https://youtu.be/nZmSAqE0R6k?t=4819" rel="noopener">just don’t like him</a>,” DeRozan said. “And for two, don’t walk up behind me, that’s rule number one, don’t walk up on no man behind him when his back’s turned.”</p><p>DeRozan also noted that him and Draymond Green will go back and forth when they’re playing against each other, but they’re friends, so it’s different. He isn’t friends with Brooks, so he doesn’t like the way that he talks.</p><p>“Don’t run up behind me, and just don’t talk s**t, I respect everybody,” DeRozan said. “Now if you’re my man, me and Draymond [Green] talk crazy to each other but that’s my man.”</p><h2><b>DeMar DeRozan has another rule</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/DeMar-DeRozan-Dillon-Brooks.jpg"><figcaption>© Erik Williams-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>DeSean Jackson was also on the podcast with DeMar DeRozan, and he brought up another rule that DeRozan has.</p><p>DeSean Jackson: “And the other rule you can’t forget, don’t punch me if, what did you say about your birthday?”</p><p>DeMar Derozan: “Yeah don’t hit me, if we don’t talk every day, don’t hit me on my birthday man.”</p><p>Well, DeRozan can certainly be added to the list of NBA players that do not like Dillon Brooks. Brooks has been in the NBA for seven seasons now, and he isn’t looking to make a lot of friends on teams that aren’t his. He is becoming known for instances like the one he had with DeRozan, and he has gotten under the skin of several veteran players now. It will be interesting to see future matchups between DeRozan and Brooks after DeRozan publicly said that he didn’t like him.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls’ DeMar DeRozan dishes on Dillon Brooks fight,: ‘I just don’t like him’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mavericks-news-luka-doncic-kyrie-irving-fiery-battle-rockets-dillon-brooks-ime-udoka');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks’ Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving get 100% real on fiery battle vs. Rockets, Dillon Brooks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Mavericks-news-Luka-Doncic-Kyrie-Irving-get-100-real-on-fiery-battle-vs.-Rockets-Dillon-Brooks.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavericks’ Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving get 100% real on fiery battle vs. Rockets, Dillon Brooks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-04-07T18:50:26-07:00">April 7th, 6:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-04-07T18:50:26-07:00">April 7th, 6:50pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Houston Rockets by a final score of 147-136 on Sunday. It was a competitive battle to say the least. Kyrie Irving led the Mavs with 48 points, while Luka Doncic added 37 points, 12 assists, and nine rebounds.</p><p>However, the Mavs trailed in the final seconds of the contest before Dante Exum connected on a three-pointer as time expired to tie the game at 129. Dallas did not look back and went on to earn the victory in overtime.</p><p>It was a physical game throughout. Rockets rookie Amen Thompson <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1777064134632247367">was ejected</a> in the first quarter after shoving Maxi Kleber to the floor. The teams went back-and-forth all game.</p><p>Dillon Brooks, who is known for frustrating opponents, played physical defense on Luka throughout the affair. Doncic still performed well, but Brooks did not back down. To Brooks’ credit, he enjoyed a solid offensive game.</p><p>The players exchanged words during the affair as well. Doncic did not mind the challenge. In fact, he appeared to embrace it.</p><p>On one play, Doncic caused Brooks to <a href="https://twitter.com/BallySportsSW/status/1777084357917749402" rel="noopener">lose his footing</a> after a nice move. Luka proceeded to make the three-point shot after the move and flashed a big smile afterwards.</p><p>Video via Bally Sports Southwest:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Dillon Brooks, are your ankles okay?<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MFFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MFFL</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/dallasmavs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@dallasmavs</a> on <a href="https://twitter.com/BallySports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BallySports</a> 📺 <a href="https://t.co/zSgcfMwCW0">pic.twitter.com/zSgcfMwCW0</a></p><p>— Bally Sports Southwest (@BallySportsSW) <a href="https://twitter.com/BallySportsSW/status/1777084357917749402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Luka, Kyrie lead charge vs. Rockets in physical battle</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Luka-Doncic-and-Kyrie-Irving-during-Jazz-Mavericks-game.jpg"><figcaption>Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>I asked Luka if defenses challenging him the way Brooks did on Sunday can provide extra motivation in the playoffs. Doncic said the Mavericks don’t need more motivation in the postseason given the magnitude of the playoffs, but he credited Brooks’ effort against him.</p><p>“I don’t think you need more motivation when it’s playoffs,” Doncic said. “But you know, he’s a great defender and you take on the challenge.”</p><p>Doncic finished the game with 37 points, 12 assists, and nine rebounds as aforementioned. But it was Kyrie Irving who led the charge in the fourth quarter and throughout the contest, scoring 48 points.</p><p>Irving knew the game would be competitive, <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1777125583840751861" rel="noopener">something he attributed</a> to an “Ime Udoka team.”</p><p>“I think I could have done a better job of having a deeper conversation with my teammates about what to expect from an Ime Udoka team, especially after we played them in Houston and we beat them the way we did,” Irving said. “Just the back-and-forth of that… banter. It could go one of two ways. You just want to stay poised emotionally and continue to work the game. I think Luka did a great job of that. I think Dillon was trying to bait him to get his sixth (foul) a few times. It just comes with it.</p><p>“High IQ players, emotionally poised players go further along. So you just got to be a great thinker, be able to play through some of that physical contact. That’s what I’ve been getting ready for for these past few years. I haven’t forgotten Ime Udoka’s team, Boston Celtics beat me 4-0. And how they just brought the physicality to us. We didn’t know how to respond at that time. They were just more prepared… As a competitor I don’t forget things like that. Systems carry on with coaches, so you can see that they have taken on that Ime Udoka identity so to speak.”</p><p>Doncic and Udoka also exchanged some words during the game. Luka was asked about that following the win.</p><p>“Nothing, he was talking to me in the first game there so you know I’m going to go back,” Doncic said.</p><p>He refused to reveal details of the conversation, however.</p><h2><b>Dante Exum saves the day for Mavericks</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Luke-Doncic-and-Dante-Exum-celebrate-vs-Rockets.jpg"><figcaption>Andrew Dieb-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>The Rockets kept things interesting, even leading for a significant portion of the game.</p><p>Kyrie Irving displayed his clutch prowess in the fourth quarter. Irving made huge basket after huge basket as the Mavs continued to climb back into the game. The Rockets refused to go away, however. As mentioned earlier, Houston led in the final seconds before Exum hit the game-trying three.</p><p>And the Mavs ultimately took care of business in overtime.</p><p>“I was talking to coach in that timeout, I was like, ‘what’s the play… What are we doing?'” Exum said of the moments leading up to his game-tying shot at the end of the fourth quarter. “Obviously I knew they were going to try and double (Luka Doncic), so it was just about not getting the offensive foul at first and then just setting up my feet. Luka’s great… at trusting his teammates.”</p><p>Exum had not played in the NBA since 2021 before joining the Mavs this past season, as he spent the past two years playing overseas. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-dante-exum-resiliency-secret-dallas-playoffs">He’s made a crucial impact</a> with Dallas during the 2023-24 campaign, and he <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1777110303592825220" rel="noopener">addressed where he is now</a> compared to the past couple of years.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Dante Exum spoke about playing for a postseason-bound Mavericks team after what has been a hard-fought journey back to the NBA. </p><p>“It all goes back to the confidence in my ability.”<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MFFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MFFL</a> <a href="https://t.co/Xsl9dhNdqr">pic.twitter.com/Xsl9dhNdqr</a></p><p>— Joey Mistretta (@JoeyMistretta_) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1777110303592825220?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“It always goes back to the confidence,” Exum said. “Confidence in my ability. You know, I think me making the jump over there wasn’t kind of a step down in any sense. It was just kind of reassurance to go over there and show what I can do. I’m grateful and happy I was able to do that. Obviously be fortunate enough to put myself in a position to help the team.”</p><p>The Mavs remain in fifth place in the Western Conference. Dallas has just four regular season games remaining, three of which will be on the road.</p><p>The Mavs will play a back-to-back in Charlotte and Miami on Tuesday and Wednesday before heading back home to host the Detroit Pistons on Friday. They will then finish the season in Oklahoma City against a talented Thunder team.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks’ Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving get 100% real on fiery battle vs. Rockets, Dillon Brooks

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/grizzlies-news-dillon-brooks-heartfelt-jersey-retirement-message-marc-gasol');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dillon Brooks sends heartfelt jersey retirement message to Grizzlies legend Marc Gasol');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Grizzlies-news-Dillon-Brooks-sends-heartfelt-jersey-retirement-message-to-Marc-Gasol.jpg"></figure><h1>Dillon Brooks sends heartfelt jersey retirement message to Grizzlies legend Marc Gasol</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-04-06T19:47:10-07:00">April 6th, 7:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-04-06T19:47:10-07:00">April 6th, 7:47pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Memphis <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-marc-gasol-waxes-heartfelt-bond-between-grit-n-grind-grizz-ahead-of-jersey-retirement">Grizzlies recently retired</a> Marc Gasol’s jersey after his efforts for the franchise during his career. He’s easily one of the best centers in franchise history and is more than deserving of having his jersey up in the rafters. Despite turning into an NBA villain, former teammate Dillon Brooks sent Gasol a heartfelt message.</p><p>Brooks played alongside Gasol for two and a half seasons before the Grizzlies eventually traded Marc Gasol to the Toronto Raptors in the 2018-19 season. Dillon Brooks remembers his playing time with Gasol fondly and decided to send <a href="https://twitter.com/memgrizz/status/1776757883704647690" rel="noopener">a nice heartfelt message</a> to the legendary big man.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">a salute from DB <a href="https://t.co/Ho4x8Zsj6w">pic.twitter.com/Ho4x8Zsj6w</a></p><p>— Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) <a href="https://twitter.com/memgrizz/status/1776757883704647690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 6, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>It’s nice to see Brooks take off the villain mask for a change. Especially considering he’s showing love to a former teammate of his. As for Marc Gasol, he’s now etched in Grizzlies history forever. Gasol finished his career averaging 14 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks per game. He played a similar style as his brother Pau Gasol, who is also a legend in his own right.</p><p>With that said, Marc Gasol’s jersey retirement is the bright spot to the 2023-24 season for the Grizzlies. It’s been a season to forget for Memphis as injuries have depleted the roster completely. Luckily, they’re in position to get a high draft pick and potentially land a player to help a ton. Also, Ja Morant should be healthy by the beginning of next season, who looked fantastic in the few games he played this year.</p><h2>The career of Grizzlies legend Marc Gasol</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Marc-Gasol-waving-to-fans.jpg"><figcaption>Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Gasol played nine and a half seasons <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-ja-morant-major-career-move-amid-lost-season">for the Grizzlies</a>. Those were very much the best years of his career. During that time, Marc Gasol made three All-Star appearances and won a Defensive Player of the Year in the 2012-13 season.</p><p>The Grizzlies eventually traded Marc Gasol to the Toronto Raptors where he helped the team win a championship. He played a lesser role in Toronto but the fact he won a ring made it more than worth it. Gasol played his final year in the NBA with LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers and called it a career in 2021.</p><p>On top of his success in the NBA, Marc Gasol has also won two silver medals in the Olympics, as well as two FIBA Basketball World Cup titles playing for Spain. He’s one of the best international players to come out of Spain and is a true legend of the sport.</p><p>With that said, congrats to Marc Gasol for having an illustrious career in and out of the NBA. His jersey retirement in Memphis is just the icing on the cake on what has been a fantastic basketball career.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dillon Brooks sends heartfelt jersey retirement message to Grizzlies legend Marc Gasol

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/warriors-news-klay-thompson-goes-full-savage-on-rockets-dillon-brooks-after-3-pointer');   ga('set', 'title', 'Warriors’ Klay Thompson goes full savage on Rockets’ Dillon Brooks after 3-pointer');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Warriors-Klay-Thompson-goes-full-savage-on-Rockets-Dillon-Brooks-after-3-pointer.jpg"></figure><h1>Warriors’ Klay Thompson goes full savage on Rockets’ Dillon Brooks after 3-pointer</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-04-04T20:16:51-07:00">April 4th, 8:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-04-04T20:16:51-07:00">April 4th, 8:16pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>For a while in late March, it seemed as though the Golden State Warriors were going to fall out of the playoff picture entirely amid the Houston Rockets’ hot streak. But on Thursday night, the Warriors showed that they are still a class above the Rockets, securing a 133-110 victory on the road that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-playoff-race-2024-warriors-rockets-battle-play-in-tournament">extends their lead</a> for the 10th spot in the standings to four games. In such a crucial game, it was important for the Warriors to set the tone, and that’s exactly what Klay Thompson did.</p><p>With only three and a half minutes having gone by in the first quarter, the Dubs found themselves on a two on four fastbreak; the smart option was to pull the ball back, but Thompson had immense confidence to pull up from three, over an elite defender and a sworn nemesis in Dillon Brooks, no less. The Warriors sharpshooter then drilled a three right in Brooks’ grill, <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1776043181550739503" rel="noopener">prompting a staredown</a> to renew the rivalry between them.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Klay Thompson stares down Dillon Brooks after draining a three on him 👀<a href="https://t.co/rbUQ6q8y7i">pic.twitter.com/rbUQ6q8y7i</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1776043181550739503?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It’s not quite clear yet if it was this specific three that had the Warriors fired up for the entire game. But one thing is clear — the veteran Dubs team came to play against an upstart Rockets team that was feeling themselves and talking some smack.</p><p>Klay Thompson had one of his most seamless games of the 2023-24 season, putting up 29 points to give the Warriors a healthy cushion in the standings with only six games remaining on the season.</p><h2><b>Klay Thompson vs. Dillon Brooks, redux</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Warriors-guard-Klay-Thompson-11-and-Memphis-Grizzlies-guard-Dillon-Brooks-24-exchange-words-after-Brooks-was-called-for-a-Flagrant-1-foul.jpg"></figure><p>Dillon Brooks has been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-draymond-green-fires-unprovoked-shot-at-dillon-brooks">public enemy number one</a> in the Bay Area for quite some time now. Brooks has irritated every member of the Warriors franchise and its fanbase, thanks in large part to his questionable actions on the court during their tussle in the second round of the 2022 NBA playoffs.</p><p>The Warriors disliked Brooks ever since he injured Gary Payton II on a dangerous play, and since then, Brooks has relished being the villain in the eyes of the Dubs. Klay Thompson has had his tense moments with Brooks as well; on Christmas Day 2022, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-dillon-brooks-nsfw-callout-referees-klay-thompson-taunt">Thompson taunted Brooks</a>, who was on the ground at the time, after nailing a three in his face, and then in March 2023, Thompson reminded Brooks of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-dillon-brooks-reacts-klay-thompson-4-rings-taunt-after-grizzlies-win">how many rings</a> he has.</p><p>Since then, however, another team has caught Dillon Brooks’ eyes — the Los Angeles Lakers. Brooks has made it a mission to be the best LeBron James irritant he can be, which has shoved his rivalry with the Warriors aside. But this latest interaction between Thompson and Brooks might pave the way for it to be re-ignited.</p><h2><b>Warriors virtually seal play-in spot</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Warriors-guard-Stephen-Curry-30-celebrates-with-guard-Klay-Thompson-11.jpg"></figure><p>The Warriors still have not mathematically sealed a spot in the play-in tournament. They have a four-game lead over the Rockets with six games to go, so they could still possibly lose all games and miss out on the postseason if Houston goes unbeaten the rest of the way. Nonetheless, that looks rather unlikely, and in the unlikely event that the Rockets tie the Warriors in the standings, the Dubs own the tiebreaker anyway (3-0 in the season series).</p><p>As things stand, the Warriors are headed towards a collision course against the Lakers in the 9/10 matchup of the play-in tournament. It’s a rematch of the famous 7/8 matchup in 2021 and the heated 2023 second-round matchup, and given the prominent names involved, expect this game to be the biggest draw of the play-in tournament in its five-year history.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Warriors’ Klay Thompson goes full savage on Rockets’ Dillon Brooks after 3-pointer

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rockets-news-josh-giddey-dillon-brooks-heated-fight-splits-fans-on-whos-to-blame');   ga('set', 'title', 'Josh Giddey, Dillon Brooks’ heated fight splits fans on who’s to blame');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Rockets-news-Josh-Giddey-Dillon-Brooks_-heated-fight-splits-fans-on-who_s-to-blame.jpg"></figure><h1>Josh Giddey, Dillon Brooks’ heated fight splits fans on who’s to blame</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-27T20:14:58-07:00">March 27th, 8:14pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-27T20:14:58-07:00">March 27th, 8:14pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David Yapkowitz is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is based in Los Angeles and currently covers basketball at every level from NBA/WNBA to men/women college and boys/girls high school.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder game erupted into a mini fight as the Thunder’s Josh Giddey and the Rockets’ Dillon Brooks exchanged pleasantries following a stoppage in the game. Brooks is certainly no stranger to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-demar-derozan-rockets-dillon-brooks-ejected-after-wild-on-court-scuffle">on court antics</a>, but was he at fault at all in <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1773164557797626100" rel="noopener">this situation</a>?</p><p>Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. was seated on the floor following a stoppage in the game when Giddey came over to offer him a hand up. Smith did not acknowledge Giddey at which point Giddey forcibly grabs Smith and attempts to pull him up.</p><p>Smith looked visibly upset by Giddey’s actions and Brooks came running over to his teammate’s aid and shoved Giddey. Everything escalated from there with players from both teams getting up in each other’s faces. But who was at fault for escalating the situation? Fans on social media were visibly split between who they felt was to blame.</p><p>Some fans believed that Dillon Brooks was the one that escalated everything due to his shove and perhaps his propensity for being in the vicinity when on court altercations ensue.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Wtf wrong with Brooks😭😭</p><p>— Booming Basketball (@BoomingBBall) <a href="https://twitter.com/BoomingBBall/status/1773164694171181133?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Rockets mad Giddey cooking them and showing sportsmanship lol</p><p>— Buck Wild (@BuckWild1072815) <a href="https://twitter.com/BuckWild1072815/status/1773164860114600172?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Other fans were split in that they saw Josh Giddey as the primary villain in the situation. In most situations, when a player refuses an opposing player’s help, the opposing player just walks away and leaves it at that.</p><p>What could have escalated everything was Giddey taking it upon himself to try and pull Smith up. Maybe Brooks could have reacted differently, but a case can be made that the Rockets had a right to be upset at Giddey’s actions. Some fans certainly thought so.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Giddy was a bit aggressive trying to grab his hand there lol I can see why Brooks was like that</p><p>— Kaleb Earls (@K_Earls32) <a href="https://twitter.com/K_Earls32/status/1773164977550970883?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Is this the first time I agree w Dillon brooks ????</p><p>— banksy (@ovobee92) <a href="https://twitter.com/ovobee92/status/1773168268242493858?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It’s likely that the NBA will look into the matter and it’s probable that fines will be assessed once the smoke clears. But it’s possible that suspensions might come down as well. The NBA has a rule that players who leave the bench during an altercation receive an automatic one game suspension.</p><p>Both the Rockets and the Thunder can’t afford to lose players from this fight as they are both batting for playoff positioning in the Western Conference. The Thunder can finish at the top seed while the Rockets are making a late push for 10th and the play-in.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
13.6	4.0	1.6	0.3	0.7

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
13.6	4.0	1.6	0.3	0.7

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