For several years, basketball players have taken themselves for footballers to exchange their shirts at the end of the meetings, and this night, Dillon Brooks got the jersey back Kyrie Irving after their big duel of the evening. After their hug, the Grizzlies winger handed his jersey to Irving who… didn’t take it! Apparently, the Mavericks point guard hadn’t been paying attention… “Yes, I saw that after the match. I will take it next time. Yes, I will probably take it, but not this time. »
Before that, Brooks had still been noticed on the field, and more particularly by the referees. After his Maxi Kleber dunk, number 1 in the Top 10 of the night, the hot Memphis winger indulged in a small celebration to chamber the Dallas bench. Result, one more technical fault. It’s the 18th of the season, and that means he will be suspended for one game again! “The media decided I was the bad guy, and I take it that way” he reacted.
He imitates a “cheerleader” to make fun of Theo Pinson
And why did he chamber the Dallas bench? In fact, he “imitated” Theo Pinson, whom he has met since the NCAA, and in 2017, North Carolina had blocked the way to Oregon during the Final Four. Six years later, Brooks has become a major player in the NBA, and Pinson sits on the end of the bench for the Mavericks.
“He was standing, and he has to sit down. I wanted to make him understand that he was a cheerleader.” let go of Brooks. “We are from the same vintage. I grew up watching him play. He was a great player, and now he’s getting paid to be a cheerleader. »
