Report: Grizzlies' Brooks will not be suspended for groin shot on Lakers' James

Sportsnet Staff @SportsnetApril 23, 2023 - 12:56pm

Watch as Grizzlies swingman Dillon Brooks hits LeBron James in the groin area and is assessed a flagrant foul 2 penalty leading to his ejection in the third quarter of Game 3.

Dillon Brooks will reportedly not be suspended for the flagrant foul he committed on LeBron James on Saturday night.

According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, the league reviewed the play, where the Memphis Grizzlies' Brooks was assessed a flagrant 2 foul for contact on the Los Angeles Lakers' James, and determined no further discipline was merited.

Brooks, from Mississauga, Ont., was ejected 17 seconds into the second half after the Memphis agitator struck James in the groin while guarding him near midcourt.

The Lakers won the game 111-101 and lead the series 2-1, with Game 4 slated for Monday.

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