Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks was ejected Friday night in a 127-120 loss to the Denver Nuggets for kicking guard Jamal Murray in the groin, an infraction that officials upgraded to a Flagrant 2 foul, which is an automatic ejection.
Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks was ejected Friday night after receiving a flagrant foul 2 for kicking Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray in the groin. The incident occurred during the third quarter of the Suns' 127-120 defeat against the Nuggets when Brooks kicked his leg out on a turnaround jumper.
Brooks led Phoenix with 22 points on 9-of-12 shooting before being disqualified from the contest. Murray, who scored 39 points in the Denver victory, noted postgame that he did not believe the kick by his Canadian national teammate was intentional.
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