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Canadian swingman Dillon Brooks of Memphis Grizzlies fined US$25,000 by the NBA

Dec 10, 2021 | 9:31 AM

NEW YORK — Canadian swingman Dillon Brooks of the Memphis Grizzlies was fined US$25,000 by the NBA on Friday.

Brooks, from Mississauga, Ont., was fined for aggressively confronting a game official and failing to leave the court in a timely manner upon his ejection, the league said in a release.

The incident occurred Wednesday night after Brooks was assessed his second technical foul of the game with 27.5 seconds left in the fourth quarter.

The Grizzlies went on to drop a 104-96 decision to the Dallas Mavericks.