Dillon Brooks of the Phoenix Suns expressed frustration with officiating after a fourth-quarter foul call while defending the Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
“You all should be interviewing the officials,” Brooks said.
“That should be a new thing in the NBA. Officials got to explain themselves. It’s getting ridiculous, and you can see it starts getting fiery. And there’s no control out there. And now they’re just whistling on one side.”
Brooks referred to Gilgeous-Alexander as “a little frail,” adding that he needs to adjust his approach defensively based on how the game is being called.
“I used to watch this back when Michael Jordan was playing or whoever else, when LeBron (James) was younger,” Brooks said.
“This is physical basketball. I don’t get why all the dropping and the falling and the flopping and the flailing and all this stuff is allowed when we get to the playoffs.
“Leave that for the (regular) season for the fans. This is about who’s the better team, who’s a more with-it team. Don’t decide the games on no free throws.”
The Thunder have outscored the Suns by 48 points through two games, with the series shifting to Phoenix for Game 3.
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— Hoops Rumors (@HoopsRumors) April 23, 2026
