When the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 128-113 on Thursday, Dillon Brooks hit Donovan Mitchell under the belt, which led to each of them being ejected from the competition.

On Friday, the NBA determined to droop Brooks for one recreation because of his actions.

Grizzlies‘ Dillon Brooks has been suspended one recreation for hanging Cavaliers‘ Donovan Mitchell within the groin.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 3, 2023

Brooks has had a historical past of what some would name soiled play, in addition to acrimonious habits.

In final 12 months’s playoffs, he dedicated a really exhausting foul on the Golden State Warriors’ Gary Payton II throughout their Western Convention semifinal sequence, which led to him being assessed a flagrant 2 foul and ejection, in addition to a one-game suspension.

When the 2 groups confronted off on Christmas Day this season, he bought into it with each Klay Thompson and Draymond Inexperienced by speaking trash to each of them.

Then, simply a few weeks in the past, when the Grizzlies performed the Los Angeles Lakers, Brooks had an altercation with NFL Corridor of Fame tight finish and Fox Sports activities 1 persona Shannon Sharpe, who was sitting close to the court docket.

Though Brooks is without doubt one of the finest gamers on one of many Western Convention’s finest groups, he has struggled this season, capturing simply 39.5 p.c general and 31.3 p.c from 3-point vary.

After the Lakers snapped their 11-game profitable streak that evening Brooks and Sharpe had their incident, the Grizzlies have struggled, dropping seven of their final eight video games, and there’s a rising feeling that regardless of a 32-20 file, they merely aren’t prepared to significantly contend for the NBA championship.