Dillon Brooks' first preseason game with the Houston Rockets went awry as he was ejected for seemingly catching Indiana Pacers' Daniel Theis below the belt.
Dillon Brooks, who the Rockets signed on a four-year, $86 million deal this offseason after a stint with the Memphis Grizzlies, got off to an awkward start with his new team.
Just five minutes into his preseason debut at home against the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday, Brooks was ejected after seemingly catching Indiana Pacers big man Daniel Theis below the belt when navigating a screen.Brooks had just one assist to that point -- to fellow new signing Fred VanVleet for a triple -- before being called for a flagrant foul penalty two."Tried to navigate a screen, might have tapped him along the waist," Brooks said.
The 27-year-old added that he saw the replay and different angles but that slow motion"shows everything" and the referee called it based off a narrative on him without knowing who he is as a person. Houston went on to win 122-103 with third-year center Alperen Sengun and rookie wing Cam Whitmore each dropping 15 points, the latter achieving the tally in just 17 minutes on 6-for-10 shooting.
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