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Inactive Dillon Brooks Hit With Bench Technical as Warriors Defeat Suns

Devin Booker said Brooks addressed teammates, calling the late bench technical selfish.

Overview

  • The technical was called with 2:48 remaining as Stephen Curry prepared his second free throw following a Jordan Goodwin foul.
  • Referee Brett Nansel assessed the call on Brooks, who was inactive in street clothes and dark sunglasses on the Suns’ bench.
  • Curry hit both foul shots plus the technical free throw to make it 116-105, and Golden State closed out a 118-107 win; Curry scored 28 while Booker had 38.
  • Postgame, Booker said the team moved on after Brooks spoke in the locker room and took responsibility for the mistake.
  • Brooks has missed five straight games with a core muscle strain and has appeared in three games this season.