{"id":474358,"date":"2025-12-15T08:52:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T07:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=474358"},"modified":"2025-12-15T08:52:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T07:52:22","slug":"phoenix-suns-dillon-brooks-ejection-flips-momentum-back-to-lakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/phoenix-suns-dillon-brooks-ejection-flips-momentum-back-to-lakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Phoenix Suns’ Dillon Brooks ejection flips momentum back to Lakers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The night for Dillon Brooks<\/strong> against the Los Angeles Lakers<\/strong> flipped in a moment, right after his go-ahead 3 with 12.2 seconds left.<\/p>\n

Going chest-to-chest with LeBron James<\/strong>, the Phoenix Suns<\/strong> forward was hit with his second technical foul and ejected.<\/p>\n

It was the latest chapter in a rivalry brewing since the 2023 playoffs, when Brooks called James \u00abold\u00bb and proudly said, \u00abI poke bears\u00bb.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the game, Brooks had earned his first tech for repeatedly shoving James on a rebound, while James was T\u2019d up in the third quarter for bodying up Brooks.<\/p>\n

Crew chief Tyler Ford<\/strong> said Brooks\u2019 second technical was for \u00abmaking unsportsmanlike contact during the dead ball\u00bb.<\/p>\n

\u00abHe brought his antics. Tonight it cost him\u00bb, Jarred Vanderbilt<\/strong> said, while Devin Booker<\/strong> backed his teammate\u2019s edge: \u00abI\u2019d rather it the other way — that it\u2019d be too much\u00bb.<\/p>\n

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LEBRON VS. BROOKS! LeBron James got in Dillon Brooks\u2019 face after Brooks hit the ball into him, & the refs had to hold LeBron back! \ud83d\ude33\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f<\/p>\n

Before this play, they bumped into each other & LeBron bumped Brooks into the ground.<\/p>\n

Thoughts? \ud83e\udd14 pic.twitter.com\/jbrsYoUEKR<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Courtside Buzz (@CourtsideBuzzX) December 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n