Tag: Dillon Brooks

Dillon Brooks Signs 3-Year, $73 Million Extension with Phoenix Suns Through 2030

Brandon King

The Phoenix Suns are keeping one of their defensive leaders in the desert for the foreseeable future. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, Dillon Brooks has agreed to a three-year, $73 million contract extension with the Suns. The deal keeps Brooks under contract through the 2029-30 NBA season. Brooks arrived in Phoenix this offseason and has quickly become a cornerstone of the culture head coach Jordan Ott is looking to establish. Known for his relentless defensive intensity, physical play, and willingness to take on the opponent’s toughest perimeter assignment, Brooks provides…

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Dillon Brooks Calls Himself LeBron James’ “Top Hater,” Predicts Warriors Will Land NBA Superstar

Brandon King

Dillon Brooks isn’t backing away from his long-running rivalry with LeBron James. Appearing with the NBA 2K League, the Phoenix Suns forward jokingly embraced his reputation as one of James’ biggest critics, calling himself LeBron’s “top hater” while urging the four-time NBA champion to finally make a decision about his future. “I need him to hurry up and pick a team,” Brooks said with a laugh before predicting that James will ultimately sign with the Golden State Warriors. The comments come as speculation surrounding LeBron’s future continues to dominate the…

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Dillon Brooks says he is “ready to lock up” LeBron James

Brandon King

In last season’s playoffs Dillon Brooks shot his mouth off, directing a barrage of trash talk at LeBron James. The then-Memphis Grizzlies forward and professional basketball irritant, said amongst other things, the Lakers star was “old.” Things didn’t go to well for the Oregon product as the Lakers uncerimoniously bounced the Grizzlies out of the postseason as James averaged 22.2 points , 11.2 rebounds and 5.2 assists , while Brooks shot just 31.2% from the field and and even-worse 23.8% from downtown and just 10.2 points in the six game…

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Dillon Brooks fined for ball shot

Brandon King

The NBA announced it handed down a $25,000 fine to Houston Rockets forward due to Brooks, extra-ciricular on court antics. With less than seven and a half minutes left in the first quarter of the Rockets’ October 10 preseason game against the Indiana Pacers, Brooks whacked Pacers’ forward Daniel Theis in the nether region. Brooks was accessed a Flagrant 2 and sent to the showers early. It was Brooks’ preseason debut with the Rockets, with whom he signed a 4-year/$80 million deal this offseason .

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