The Dillon Brooks experience is as polarizing as it gets in the NBA. The Los Angeles Lakers narrowly escaping it on Sunday with a tight 116-114 victory over the Phoenix Suns served as a prime example of that.
Brooks clearly got under the skin of the Lakers, and particularly LeBron James, throughout the night. It was ineffective, until it wasn't. The Suns stormed back, feeding off that energy, and nearly forced a disastrous collapse.
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— Kenny (@Kennyduhballern) December 15, 2025
Brooks hit the go-ahead 3-point shot to put his team up in the dying moments of the ball game before shooting himself in the foot with a technical foul that got him ejected.