Dillon Brooks is more than ready for the latest chapter of his rivalry with the Golden State Warriors.
Speaking with reporters this week, the Phoenix Suns swingman Brooks said that he was hoping to face the Warriors in the play-in tournament. Brooks specifically called out Steph Curry, Draymond Green, and head coach Steve Kerr as the reasons he wanted to get Golden State.
“I would like to see the Warriors,” said Brooks, per Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic. “[Because of] Steph and Draymond. And Steve Kerr.”
While Brooks’ comments came on Wednesday morning, he got his wish as the Warriors defeated the LA Clippers in their 9/10 play-in game later that day at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. That now sets up a play-in game between the Suns and the Warriors on Friday at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, Ariz. to decide who will now be the Western Conference’s No. 8 seed.
The former All-Defensive selection Brooks has a lot of individual history with Golden State, even dating back to his time with the Memphis Grizzlies. Brooks and the Grizzlies faced the Warriors in the second round of the 2022 playoffs, a series perhaps best remembered for a flagrant foul Brooks committed that drew the ire of the Warriors coach Kerr.
On top of that, Brooks, who also faced the Warriors in a first-round playoff series last season as a member of the Houston Rockets, has a well-documented beef with the Golden State star Green. Even as a member of the Suns this season, Brooks was criticized for a dirty foul on the Warriors superstar Curry. Now Brooks will officially be getting another shot at Golden State in this week’s play-in tournament and will likely bring plenty more antics.
