Tag: Dillon Brooks

Reset Suns riding hustle and chemistry into surprise early surge

Phoenix Suns
November 2025

The retooled Phoenix Suns have defied gloomy preseason forecasts, starting with a winning record, strong Emirates NBA Cup position and a revived home atmosphere after shedding their expensive star core and embracing a hard-working, underdog identity under new coach Jordan Ott. With Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal gone, Phoenix has leaned on Devin Booker’s leadership, Dillon Brooks’ disruptive defense and scoring, and breakout guard Collin Gillespie, who hit a game-winner against Minnesota. Owner Mat Ishbia’s second roster overhaul is suddenly paying off, turning an expected bridge year into early optimism.

Durant to miss emotional Houston return to Phoenix for personal reasons

Kevin Durant
November 2025

Houston star Kevin Durant will miss the Rockets’ home game against the Phoenix Suns for personal reasons, postponing his first on court return to the city where he played the previous two and a half seasons and averaged nearly twenty seven points per game. Durant, now the Rockets’ leading scorer and under contract through 2028, was traded from Phoenix in a seven team deal that included Dillon Brooks and Jalen Green, with both teams starting strongly this season as Houston push toward the top of the Western Conference.

Suns’ Dillon Brooks fined for lewd on-court gesture in Pacers blowout

Dillon Brooks (Phoenix Suns)
November 2025

Dillon Brooks (Phoenix Suns) has been fined 25,000 dollars by the league for making a lewd gesture late in the second quarter of Phoenix’s 133-98 win over the Indiana Pacers, adding another disciplinary note to the forward’s already controversial on-court reputation. The punishment, announced by NBA executive James Jones, underlines the league’s stance on player behaviour and continues Brooks’s pattern of drawing attention for antics as much as defence, reminding Phoenix that his edge occasionally brings unwanted scrutiny alongside his competitive intensity.

Durant Traded to Rockets in Blockbuster Deal

Kevin Durant (Phoenix Suns > Houston Rockets) Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks (Phoenix Suns > Houston Rockets)
Announced June 2025, effective July 6

The Phoenix Suns have agreed to trade 15-time All-Star Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the No. 10 pick in the 2025 draft, and five second-round picks.
Durant joins a rising Rockets squad led by Alperen Sengun and Amen Thompson. The deal was one of his preferred outcomes. Houston improves title odds to +850. The Suns pivot to a youth rebuild, adding shooting and grit with Green and Brooks.

Draymond Green’s Push Leads to Jimmy Butler’s Painful Fall, Sparks Dirty Player Debate


Amen Thompson & Dillon Brooks (Houston Rockets) Jimmy Butler & Draymond Green (Golden State Warriors)
April 2025 (Ahead of Game 3, First-Round Playoffs)

Dillon Brooks defended Amen Thompson against accusations of being dirty after Jimmy Butler’s injury, instead labeling Draymond Green as the “dirty player.”
Thompson was involved in a hard fall with Butler but Rockets coach Ime Udoka and Steve Kerr both said it wasn’t intentional. Butler is questionable for Game 3 with a pelvic injury.

Dillon Brooks Suspended After 16th Technical Foul of Season

Dillon Brooks (Houston Rockets)
Suspended for Friday’s game vs. Thunder (following tech foul on Wednesday vs. Jazz)

Brooks received an automatic one-game suspension after being called for his 16th technical foul of the season.
The incident occurred early in the game when Brooks, posting up Utah’s Collin Sexton, kicked his leg out and appeared to strike Sexton near the groin. The play was reviewed and resulted in a technical foul, triggering the suspension rule. Brooks had hoped the league would rescind the call, but the suspension was confirmed by NBA EVP Joe Dumars.

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