Overview
- Officials reviewed a third-quarter play from the Suns–Nuggets game and upgraded an initial offensive foul to a Flagrant 2 after Brooks’ extended right leg struck Jamal Murray, resulting in an automatic ejection on Friday, Oct. 30.
- Jamal Murray told reporters he did not think the contact was intentional and noted his past teammateship with Brooks on Canada’s national team.
- Brooks had been highly efficient before the call, scoring 22 points in 21 minutes on 9-of-12 shooting, and his removal cost Phoenix a key scorer as the Suns fell to 1-3.
- Suns teammates including Miles Bridges argued that Brooks’ reputation as a league antagonist may have influenced the severity of the punishment and that a different player might not have been ejected for similar contact.
- The episode highlights how in-game replay can alter outcomes and leaves open questions for the NBA about consistency in flagrant rulings and how the Suns will adjust their rotation without Brooks.