NBA fines Dillon Brooks, Ime Udoka after being ejected on Monday
Adam Wexler: #Rockets Dillon Brooks fined $35K for directing inappropriate language toward a game official & publicly criticizing officiating. Rockets HC Ime Udoka fined $25K for directing inappropriate language toward a game official. The incidents occurred in the game vs Bucks on 12/17.
Source: Twitter @AdamJWexler
Source: Twitter @AdamJWexler
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Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
The NBA has fined Dillon Brooks $35,000 and Rockets HC Ime Udoka $25,000 for their comments towards officials during Houston’s Dec. 17 game vs. the Bucks.
Brooks has now been fined a total of $53,000 this season. pic.twitter.com/J4Gz1NKgta – 1:44 PM
The NBA has fined Dillon Brooks $35,000 and Rockets HC Ime Udoka $25,000 for their comments towards officials during Houston’s Dec. 17 game vs. the Bucks.
Brooks has now been fined a total of $53,000 this season. pic.twitter.com/J4Gz1NKgta – 1:44 PM
Adam Zagoria @AdamZagoria
Dillon Brooks and Ime Udoka of the Rockets have been fined pic.twitter.com/SWZxoeamDo – 1:40 PM
Dillon Brooks and Ime Udoka of the Rockets have been fined pic.twitter.com/SWZxoeamDo – 1:40 PM
Adam Wexler @AdamJWexler
#Rockets Dillon Brooks fined $35K for directing inappropriate language toward a game official & publicly criticizing officiating. Rockets HC Ime Udoka fined $25K for directing inappropriate language toward a game official. The incidents occurred in the game vs Bucks on 12/17. pic.twitter.com/1FqOKLk28R – 1:32 PM
#Rockets Dillon Brooks fined $35K for directing inappropriate language toward a game official & publicly criticizing officiating. Rockets HC Ime Udoka fined $25K for directing inappropriate language toward a game official. The incidents occurred in the game vs Bucks on 12/17. pic.twitter.com/1FqOKLk28R – 1:32 PM
Jeff Zillgitt @JeffZillgitt
NBA fined Rockets coach Ime Udoka and guard Dillon Brooks for language directed at refs: pic.twitter.com/m20T34M6sR – 1:31 PM
NBA fined Rockets coach Ime Udoka and guard Dillon Brooks for language directed at refs: pic.twitter.com/m20T34M6sR – 1:31 PM
Bob Finnan @BobCavsinsider
Cavs G/F Max Strus got hit in the face by Dillon Brooks with 5 minutes left in the hard-fought game. Cavs on top 114-111. – 9:17 PM
Cavs G/F Max Strus got hit in the face by Dillon Brooks with 5 minutes left in the hard-fought game. Cavs on top 114-111. – 9:17 PM
Jonathan Feigen @Jonathan_Feigen
Dillon Brooks’ right hand raked over Max Strus’ face on a rebound attempt. Strus was down under the basket for the entire next possession. – 9:16 PM
Dillon Brooks’ right hand raked over Max Strus’ face on a rebound attempt. Strus was down under the basket for the entire next possession. – 9:16 PM
Jonathan Feigen @Jonathan_Feigen
Rockets leading scorers; VanVleet, Holiday, Jeff Green and Dillon Brooks. The summer free agents doing some work. – 9:02 PM
Rockets leading scorers; VanVleet, Holiday, Jeff Green and Dillon Brooks. The summer free agents doing some work. – 9:02 PM
Chris Fedor @ChrisFedor
There was no pregame interaction between #Cavs Donovan Mitchell and Houston’s Dillon Brooks, who was ejected in the meeting between the two teams last year – 7:12 PM
There was no pregame interaction between #Cavs Donovan Mitchell and Houston’s Dillon Brooks, who was ejected in the meeting between the two teams last year – 7:12 PM
Jonathan Feigen @Jonathan_Feigen
Many boos for Dillon Brooks who was in a scuffle/fight/brouhaha with Donovan Mitchell here last season. – 7:07 PM
Many boos for Dillon Brooks who was in a scuffle/fight/brouhaha with Donovan Mitchell here last season. – 7:07 PM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Watch Dillon Brooks, Ime Udoka get ejected, after game Brooks says of officials “it’s unacceptable”
nbcsports.com/nba/news/watch… – 11:07 AM
Watch Dillon Brooks, Ime Udoka get ejected, after game Brooks says of officials “it’s unacceptable”
nbcsports.com/nba/news/watch… – 11:07 AM
Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Dillon Brooks Screaming At A Ref: You’re a f*cking pu**y sportando.basketball/en/dillon-broo… – 2:55 AM
Dillon Brooks Screaming At A Ref: You’re a f*cking pu**y sportando.basketball/en/dillon-broo… – 2:55 AM
Tony Mejia @MejiaDinero
SUN NBA: 3-2 +2.4u
Another winning NBA day
Good fortune with Dillon Brooks & Ime Udoka T’s sparing the late sweat in Bucks-Rockets & Steph’s struggles from 3 aidng Blazers late cover
Unlucky no one could miss in garbage time in S.A. #SportsGambling #sportsbettingpicks #GamblingX pic.twitter.com/25lW2PHi35 – 12:32 AM
SUN NBA: 3-2 +2.4u
Another winning NBA day
Good fortune with Dillon Brooks & Ime Udoka T’s sparing the late sweat in Bucks-Rockets & Steph’s struggles from 3 aidng Blazers late cover
Unlucky no one could miss in garbage time in S.A. #SportsGambling #sportsbettingpicks #GamblingX pic.twitter.com/25lW2PHi35 – 12:32 AM
CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Dillon Brooks criticizes refs after ejection, flopping tech in Rockets’ loss to Bucks: ‘It’s unacceptable’
cbssports.com/nba/news/dillo… – 10:40 PM
Dillon Brooks criticizes refs after ejection, flopping tech in Rockets’ loss to Bucks: ‘It’s unacceptable’
cbssports.com/nba/news/dillo… – 10:40 PM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Dillon Brooks and HC Ime Udoka we’re ejected after arguing a no-call toward the end of the game 👀
(via @BallySportWI)
pic.twitter.com/NuOAx7i574 – 9:46 PM
Dillon Brooks and HC Ime Udoka we’re ejected after arguing a no-call toward the end of the game 👀
(via @BallySportWI)
pic.twitter.com/NuOAx7i574 – 9:46 PM
Jamal Collier @JamalCollier
Dillon Brooks and Ime Udoka each just got thrown out the game with less than 40 seconds to go and the Bucks leading 125-116.
Brooks got two techs back-to-back and Udoka followed right after – 9:29 PM
Dillon Brooks and Ime Udoka each just got thrown out the game with less than 40 seconds to go and the Bucks leading 125-116.
Brooks got two techs back-to-back and Udoka followed right after – 9:29 PM
Jonathan Feigen @Jonathan_Feigen
Dillon Brooks with a pair of technical fouls with 38.9 seconds left. Ime Udoka adds two more. – 9:29 PM
Dillon Brooks with a pair of technical fouls with 38.9 seconds left. Ime Udoka adds two more. – 9:29 PM
David Hardisty @clutchfans
Dillon Brooks got a raw deal tonight on more than one occasion. Officials just tossed both Brooks and Ime Udoka. – 9:28 PM
Dillon Brooks got a raw deal tonight on more than one occasion. Officials just tossed both Brooks and Ime Udoka. – 9:28 PM
Jonathan Feigen @Jonathan_Feigen
Pat Connaughton hit by a Dillon Brooks elbow on a drive. Very similar to the first half Lopez elbow that caught VanVleet. This one is being reviewed. – 8:35 PM
Pat Connaughton hit by a Dillon Brooks elbow on a drive. Very similar to the first half Lopez elbow that caught VanVleet. This one is being reviewed. – 8:35 PM
Jonathan Feigen @Jonathan_Feigen
Rockets have Dillon Brooks on Damian Lillard. I’m going to go out on a limb and predict right now that this time, the Rockets will hold Lillard to less than 71. As he said, why he got 80 million over four. – 7:12 PM
Rockets have Dillon Brooks on Damian Lillard. I’m going to go out on a limb and predict right now that this time, the Rockets will hold Lillard to less than 71. As he said, why he got 80 million over four. – 7:12 PM
Tom Haberstroh @tomhaberstroh
J.T. Orr just t’d up Luka Doncic. But they retracted it apparently? He’s the same official who tossed Jamal Murray and Ime Udoka recently. – 9:42 PM
J.T. Orr just t’d up Luka Doncic. But they retracted it apparently? He’s the same official who tossed Jamal Murray and Ime Udoka recently. – 9:42 PM
More on this storyline
NBA Communications: The following was released by the NBA. -via Twitter / December 19, 2023
With one sweeping motion, 20,000 fans were silenced. Brooks let out a snarling roar, but it wasn’t just a simple expression of endorphins. No, this was different. There was pain beneath it. There was anger behind it. This wasn’t just your average mid-December fixture, and these games back in Memphis likely never will be. Brooks’ departure from the team that took him in six years ago had always felt like unfinished business, a nasty divorce if you will. But this shot, from Brooks’ trademark quirky release nonetheless, finally felt like closure. “You’re right,” Brooks told The Athletic after Houston’s 103-96 win. “It’s a lot of emotion. A lot of things I’ve been holding in and just wanted to release for this time. It just felt good with my people in the arena, watching me play. It just felt good.” -via The Athletic / December 16, 2023
Despite how things ended between Brooks and the Grizzlies, Memphis welcomed him back. During the first official timeout, a lengthy tribute video was shown on the big screen, the journey of a young Canadian man who plied his trade at Oregon and was embraced by a city known for grit and grind. Bane and Brooks jawed all night, but those two are extremely close and understand what happens when battle lines are drawn. “It meant a lot to me,” Brooks said. “Seeing the evolution of myself — being a rookie, doing different things in the community, growing as a basketball player, different fashions I started, turning into the villain. It was great. Warm welcoming.” -via The Athletic / December 16, 2023