Steve Kerr Gives Honest Thoughts About Dillon Brooks Ahead Of Playoff Matchup

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Dillon Brooks of the Houston Rockets has created a lot of enemies during his years in the NBA, but everyone agrees he’s a talented player.

Steve Kerr recently sat down on 95.7 The Game and talked about Brooks, who will face off against the Golden State Warriors in the opening round of the playoffs.

He said he is trying to put the past behind him, but Kerr has never forgotten how Brooks treated one of his players a few years ago.

“I’ve let that stuff go. I mean you know in the heat of the moment a few years ago when he closed-lined Gary, yeah, he was not my favorite guy. That was a cheap shot. I think I said he broke the code. I still feel that way, but I have a lot of respect for Brooks. He’s a hell of a player,” Kerr said on the Willard and Dibs show.

Kerr is referencing the 2022 playoffs, when Brooks (who was with the Memphis Grizzlies at the time) was suspended for a game without pay after injuring Gary Payton II.

That didn’t sit well with Kerr or the Warriors fanbase.

Even though he is playing for a different team now, the fans watching will let Brooks know that they haven’t moved on from the incident with Payton.

The Rockets are going to be a tough opponent for the Warriors and Kerr will have to be concerned with players beyond just Brooks.

One of the things in Golden State’s favor is that they are much more experienced and have been to the playoffs many times.

They might be able to outsmart and outlast the Rockets, who are still young and haven’t been in this position before.

Kerr is moving on from the troubled past he has with Brooks, but he still wants to beat him in the opening round.

 

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