The NBA received’t take any additional disciplinary motion towards Memphis Grizzlies ahead Dillon Brooks after his hit to the groin space of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, ESPN reported Sunday.
In Saturday night time’s Game 3 of the primary spherical of the Western Conference playoffs, Brooks was ejected following a flagrant 2 foul after delivering the hit 17 seconds into the second half.
James writhed in ache on the ground after the contact. The officiating crew reviewed the play, which occurred within the backcourt, earlier than figuring out it met the factors for a flagrant 2, which comes with an computerized ejection.
ESPN reported league officers reviewed the footage of the flagrant 2 foul and determined to not droop Brooks.
The Lakers received the sport 111-101 to take a 2-1 sequence lead. James scored 25 factors.
Brooks, 27, had a troublesome outing Saturday from the outset. He scored seven factors on 3-of-13 within the first half.
The incident in Game 3 got here three nights after Brooks ripped the 38-year-old James, calling the NBA’s all-time main scorer “old” and saying his stage of play has dropped.
James declined to state whether or not he thought Brooks needs to be suspended after the sport.
“I’m not a part of that committee,” he stated in an on-court interview with Spectrum SportsNet. “If he’s in the lineup, out of the lineup, we’ve got to prepare no matter what.”
Brooks had 18 technical fouls within the common season, essentially the most within the NBA. Over the league restrict for technicals, he was suspended one sport with out pay when he hit No. 18.
