The player was ejected from the game for hitting Gary Payton II in the head with a layup. There is a delay of 0:45.
The NBA suspended the Memphis forward for one game for his foul on Gary Payton II in the Warriors series.
The suspension will be served Saturday for the foul that broke Payton's elbow. The NBA said that Brooks made unnecessary and excessive contact on Payton.
In the first quarter of Tuesday's Game 2, he hit Payton in the head while chasing down a transition layup, and he missed the rest of the game.
Sources told Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday that Payton is expected to be out for a month with a fractured elbow. If the Warriors advance in the playoffs, there is a chance that Payton could return for the NBA finals.
Steve Kerr yelled at the officials when the foul happened. Kerr could be heard yelling "Get the f--- out of here" when he was ejected.
Kerr said after the game that it was dirty. This code that players follow is where you never put a guy's season or career in jeopardy by taking someone out in mid-air and hitting him across the head. The code was broken by him. The code was broken by the man.
In the eight games that he's played, he's averaged 13.4 points. He was the second-leading scorer in the regular season with 18.4 points per game.
In his absence, Memphis started the second half with a player who finished with 14 points and five Rebounds. The experience of the Memphis players in playing without their teammate, who missed 50 games this season due to injury and placement in the league's health and safety protocols, is something that the team has.
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