Anthony Davis said he believed Dillon Brooks should have been ejected first for his run-in with Jarred Vanderbilt and later for his hit on LeBron James. The Rockets forward wasn’t disqualified for either sequence
"I saw him punch LeBron in the face": Anthony Davis criticises referee for not ejecting Dillon Brooks after hitting LeBron James
NBATuesday, 30 January 2024 at 19:47
Anthony Davis doesn't understand why the referees didn't eject Dillon Brooks during the Los Angeles Lakers' loss to the Houston Rockets.
The former Grizzlies star, as always when he faces LeBron James, was once again very active on defense, pushing (or exceeding) the limits of the rules. He got Vanderbilt ejected once he shoved him in the air and LeBron was hit in the face. He was not ejected for either of these two actions, something AD could not understand after the duel:
"I mean, you get a hard foul," Davis said. "That's part of basketball, but you're not going to blatantly push somebody in the back when they have no control of their body and they're in the air. And he should have been ejected for that. And then you know he and Bron have their collision and from what I saw, it was a blatant hit to LeBron in the face."
DARVIN HAM.
"Being competitive is one thing, but putting players at risk of injury with certain plays? I just watched it again [on video] before I came here, [Brooks] pushes him in the back, a guy who's in the air. In the air, defenseless. Then Bron's play, Bron goes to the basket and it's a double move with his arms. One arm trying to deflect the ball and it goes backwards and then it goes across [James'] face. So maybe Dillon Brooks shouldn't have been in the game either," Ham said.
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