Phoenix Suns star Dillon Brooks is suspended for one game after getting his 16th technical foul on Wednesday against the OKC Thunder. Brooks was called for a technical foul during the second quarter of the game after he was whistled for a personal foul.
According to league rules, a player who receives 16 technical fouls in one season will serve a one-game suspension. If the player commits two more technical fouls after that, they will be suspended for an additional game.
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Ahead of the 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend, the Suns ended on a bad note with a 136-109 loss. Additionally, Brooks will not play their first game back from the break, which is against the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday, Feb. 19.
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According to Keerthika Uthayakumar, an NBA statistician, Brooks became the first player to reach 16 technical fouls and receive a suspension before the All-Star break. The last player to achieve that was four-time All-Star DeMarcus Cousins.
Despite the loss, Dillon Brooks led the Suns in scoring. He finished the game with 23 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals.
Dillon Brooks on getting his 16th technical foul
The game wasn’t intense, but the exchange between the Suns star and an official was the reason for the technical foul. After the loss, AZ Central’s Duane Rankin asked Dillon Brooks what went on between him and referee James Williams, which led to his 16th tech of the season.
Brooks, however, chose not to discuss in detail what transpired.
“I don’t really focus on — the ref told me that I play victim, so I ain’t talking no more about that,” Brooks said. “He said I’m playing victim all the time. When I don’t play the victim, I’m a bad guy. Choose one.”
Brooks said that he could play games without communicating with the officials. It’s one of the ways he can stay on the floor with his team without getting into trouble. The star forward is a valuable player on both ends for Phoenix. This season, he’s averaging 21.2 ppg and 3.7 rpg on 44.1% shooting.
However, Brooks also wants officials to officiate consistently.
“If you’re going to be consistently bad, then be consistently bad through the whole game. Don’t try to fix it during the game, don’t trying to be doing any of that. Or try (to) even out (the) foul calls. If you’re going to be bad, be bad. Be bad the whole game.”
Dillon Brooks also said that the Suns have not won a game with Williams as the official. When asked if he had ever reached out to the league about it, he said “There’s no point.”
Edited by Reign Amurao