The NBA announced that it fined Rockets forward Dillon Brooks for “recklessly making contact” with Pacers center Daniel Theis’s groin during a preseason game.
Brooks, who signed a four-year, $80 million with the Rockets in the offseason, was ejected just over four minutes into his first preseason game with Houston. The guard was assessed a Flagrant 2 foul for hitting Theis below the belt while trying to fight through a screen on defense.
As a result, Brooks played just 4:33 after starting in his Rockets debut, totaling just one assist before heading back to the locker room.
