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USA Today via Reuters

USA Today via Reuters

The Memphis Grizzlies were finally starting to build momentum in the absence of Ja Morant as they outsmarted the Warriors and the Mavericks over a three-game span. However, chaos has returned to the Memphis side after the NBA extended Ja Morant‘s suspension to eight games, citing his conduct was detrimental to the league. Adding to the mayhem, Grizzlies’ winning streak got snapped at the hands of the Miami Heat. The Memphis side has now gone further out of kilter on the back of an incident that happened during their game against the Heat.

Apart from Ja Morant, the Grizzlies star Dillon Brooks too has been embroiled in controversy. Brooks’ feud with the Warriors star Draymond Green has brought in enough infamy for the former. Now, the NBA world is calling out Brooks’ conduct during the last game.

Fans call out and ridicule Brooks for his conduct

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Dillon Brooks had already put on a lackluster display against the Miami side. Disappointing his fans further, the Grizzlies guard shoved a cameraman during the game at the FTX Arena. Towards the climax of the second quarter, Brooks tried to score a three-pointer in vain. As the ball was soon swatted to the sideline, Brooks rushed to stop the ball from going out of bounds and he ended up running into a cameraman. Brooks was frustrated as the ball went out of bounds and he gave the cameraman a push on his chest. Without bothering to check on the cameraman, Brooks walked away.

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The entire episode has now gone viral on the internet and the fans are going berserk on the Grizzlies star for his conduct. The fans suggest that Brooks should be fined for what he did. Moreover, the incident rang a bell for fans and they reminisced about Chicago Bulls legend Dennis Rodman, who had kicked a cameraman.

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Even though some fans are bringing up Rodman’s conduct, certain fans are ridiculing Brooks in comparison with the former.

Several fans have said, despite Rodman’s conduct, he was an outstanding basketball player. Fans have gone to the extent of saying that Brooks is neither a good basketball player nor a well-mannered person. Other fans have brought up the gentle gesture of LeBron James when he ran into a cameraman during a game.

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The Grizzlies’ reputation at stake after the Ja Morant incident

Since the dawn of March, the Grizzlies have been making news for the wrong reasons on the back of Ja Morant’s conduct. Memphis would have never thought that Wednesday night could bring this much disharmony. They lost the game, Ja Morant’s suspension got extended and Brooks earned more detractors.

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Several people on the internet, including sports stars and NBA fans, have been calling out Ja Morant. Dillon Brooks was the next in line to suffer backlash on the internet. Both Draymond Green and his fans have been throwing jibes at the Grizzlies star for quite some time. Now that Brooks has again indulged in an unprofessional act, he will continue to face the music.