Dillon Brooks on LeBron-Udoka incident: The refs just let it get out of hand
Adam Spolane: Dillon Brooks on the LeBron James-Ime Udoka back and forth on Saturday: “I tried to push LeBron away from it. The refs just let it get out of hand. A terrible group out there that was reffing, and they lost control of the game, and it was very inconsistent.“
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Adam Spolane @AdamSpolane
Dillon Brooks on the LeBron-Udoka back and forth on Saturday: “I tried to push LeBron away from it. The refs just let it get out of hand. A terrible group out there that was reffing, and they lost control of the game, and it was very inconsistent.“ – 2:42 PM
Dillon Brooks on the LeBron-Udoka back and forth on Saturday: “I tried to push LeBron away from it. The refs just let it get out of hand. A terrible group out there that was reffing, and they lost control of the game, and it was very inconsistent.“ – 2:42 PM
Jonathan Feigen @Jonathan_Feigen
Dillon Brooks picks up his third foul. He’ll sit with 3:25 left in the half. Lakers on a 14-0 run to lead by 10. – 11:28 PM
Dillon Brooks picks up his third foul. He’ll sit with 3:25 left in the half. Lakers on a 14-0 run to lead by 10. – 11:28 PM
Jonathan Feigen @Jonathan_Feigen
Dillon Brooks picks up a technical foul. Lakers fans seem pleased. – 11:15 PM
Dillon Brooks picks up a technical foul. Lakers fans seem pleased. – 11:15 PM
Jonathan Feigen @Jonathan_Feigen
With LeBron James back in and Dillon Brooks out, Tari Eason picks up James. – 11:08 PM
With LeBron James back in and Dillon Brooks out, Tari Eason picks up James. – 11:08 PM
Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
LeBron hates Dillon Brooks lol pic.twitter.com/MBUGkhDEuK – 11:05 PM
LeBron hates Dillon Brooks lol pic.twitter.com/MBUGkhDEuK – 11:05 PM
Jonathan Feigen @Jonathan_Feigen
With Cam Reddish on Fred VanVleet, Russell picks up Dillon Brooks. Rockets go into him in the lane. James will be on him quite a bit after missed shots, but Rockets ought to give Brooks touches inside. – 10:48 PM
With Cam Reddish on Fred VanVleet, Russell picks up Dillon Brooks. Rockets go into him in the lane. James will be on him quite a bit after missed shots, but Rockets ought to give Brooks touches inside. – 10:48 PM
Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers
Update from the Crypt: Dillon Brooks remains quite unpopular in Los Angeles. AK – 10:37 PM
Update from the Crypt: Dillon Brooks remains quite unpopular in Los Angeles. AK – 10:37 PM
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Then, you have the one percenters, the Brookses of the world. When all else fails, he’s going to clap. As in, clap in your face. “I feel like everyone in the league knows I slap people’s hands on jump shots after the ball’s released,” Brooks told The Athletic. “So it puts a thought in their mind that when I close out, you’re not getting a free shot. When they work out, they’re so used to following through. But when I close out, I like to mix in different things like that.” -via The Athletic / December 1, 2023
“Just always vocalizing it,” Brooks said of stressing contests. “Most of these guys close out short. Realizing that we have to make every shot tough, even if it’s open for a second.” Until it does, Brooks is still going to jump, wave, clap in his opponent’s face – anything to throw them off. He started clapping two years ago in Memphis, and once he realized it wasn’t going to be called a foul, it became a part of his defensive package. Before the season, Brooks promised himself and his teammates that he would pass on some tricks of his trade, but understands that an acquired skill like this takes patience and timing. “You gotta be able to close out to the side, you gotta be able to know where the shooting pocket is, where he likes to release,” Brooks said. -via The Athletic / December 1, 2023
What have been your impressions of Dillon Brooks as a teammate, and what has he brought? Aaron Holiday: He’s a great teammate. I used to play against Dillon in college. He’s pretty much the same. He plays with that edge. He’s somebody you want on your team fighting with you every day. He brings good energy and that edge I mentioned that we need on the defensive end. It helps everybody lock in and focus, knowing we’ve got somebody like him out there guarding. Offensively, he’s done a great job shooting the ball, getting to his spots, and finding guys as well. He’s been great for us. -via HoopsHype / December 1, 2023