That didn't take long.
Noted NBA heel Dillon Brooks got ejected Tuesday fewer than five minutes into his debut with the Houston Rockets. It took 4:33, to be precise.
His infraction? Punching an opponent below the belt. In a basketball game.
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The incident took place in a preseason game between the Rockets and Indiana Pacers. The victim: Daniel Theis.
With Houston leading 13-10, Brooks was guarding Bennedict Mathurin on the perimeter. Theis set a screen on Brooks.