{"id":1463611,"date":"2022-05-04T11:29:37","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T15:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1463611"},"modified":"2022-05-04T11:29:41","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T15:29:41","slug":"dillon-brooks-broke-the-code-warriors-head-coach-incensed-after-dirty-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dillon-brooks-broke-the-code-warriors-head-coach-incensed-after-dirty-play\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Dillon Brooks Broke The Code\u2019: Warriors Head Coach Incensed After \u2018Dirty\u2019 Play"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdillon-brooks-broke-the-code-warriors-head-coach-incensed-after-dirty-play%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1463611&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/05\/GettyImages-1391867375.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Things are getting nasty in the Western Conference Semifinals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Tuesday night, the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Golden State Warriors 106-101 in a game two thriller, tying the series at a game apiece.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Within minutes of game two tipping off, Dillon Brooks of the Grizzlies was assessed a flagrant foul 2, which means an automatic ejection, after hitting Gary Payton II from behind, forcing Payton to exit the game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">GP2 takes a hard fall after getting fouled by Dillon Brooks.<\/p>\n<p>Brooks was given a Flagrant 2 foul and has been ejected from Game 2<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FPLHkcIkx3\">pic.twitter.com\/FPLHkcIkx3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCSWarriors\/status\/1521668789766541313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>It\u2019s the second ejection of the series, with Draymond Green of the Warriors being tossed from game one after being assessed a flagrant foul 2 after hitting Grizzlies big man Brandon Clarke in the face and pulling him down by his jersey.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>After game two, it was announced that Payton II suffered a broken elbow on the play, and his timeline for a return is unclear.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was incensed directly after the play, yelling at the officials as well as Brooks. Following the game, Kerr made his feelings clear on what transpired, calling the play from Brooks \u201cdirty.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI don\u2019t know if it was intentional, but it was dirty,\u201d Kerr said after the game. \u201cPlayoff basketball is supposed to be physical. Everybody is going to compete, everybody\u2019s gonna fight for everything, but there\u2019s a code in this league. There\u2019s a code that players follow where you never put a guy\u2019s season\/career in jeopardy by taking somebody out in midair and clubbing him across the head, ultimately fracturing Gary\u2019s elbow.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHe broke the code,\u201d Kerr added. \u201cDillon Brooks broke the code.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Steve Kerr: \u201cDillon Brooks broke the code.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here is Kerr\u2019s full soundbite on the foul that injured Gary Payton II <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QALedINMYo\">pic.twitter.com\/QALedINMYo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anthonyVslater\/status\/1521711107764891648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Payton\u2019s teammates echoed their coach\u2019s thoughts on the play, with Steph Curry calling the play \u201cout of line.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt was kind of out of line in terms of a defenseless player going up on a layup, taking a huge windup and everything bad that could have happened in that situation did,\u201d Curry <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/bayarea\/warriors\/steph-curry-draymond-green-angered-over-dillon-brooks-foul-gary-payton-ii\"><span>said<\/span><\/a>, according to NBC Sports.<span>\u201cKnocked him out of the game and we\u2019ll see what happens with his injury.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cObviously a tough way to start the game,\u201d he continued. \u201cTalk about Flagrant 2s, it was definitely one of those. Made the right call there. You feel bad for GP. This is his time to shine in a series like this, and a play like that knocks him out. It\u2019s tough.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Despite the loss of Brooks, the Grizzlies best defender, Memphis was carried by Ja Morant, who tied a playoff career-high 47 points in the win. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/recap?gameId=401434771\">ESPN<\/a>, Morant became just the third player in NBA history to have multiple 45-point playoff games before turning 23-years-old.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s not just the plays,\u201d Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/recap?gameId=401434771\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cIt\u2019s just the force that he plays with, the spirit that he plays with. It\u2019s infectious. I\u2019ve said it since day one. Like, you know he\u2019s going to be built for moments like this, and this is super impressive.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The series now shifts to San Francisco, with game three scheduled at Chase Center on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to sports@dailywire.com.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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