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NBA official announced penalty: Dillon used inappropriate language towards referees and was fined $35,000 by the league

1:52pm, 23 November 2025【Basketball】

On November 23, the NBA officially announced a fine. Suns star Dillon Brooks was fined $35,000 by the league for using inappropriate language toward referees.

In yesterday's NBA Cup group match, the Suns reversed the Timberwolves 114-113. Dillon received 6 fouls and graduated early. He started for 36 minutes and scored 22 points, 8 of 17 shots, 4 of 8 three-pointers, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 3 turnovers. During this period, Edwards wildly provoked Dillon, and Dillon and Reid exchanged words and had a verbal conflict.

The NBA's official report showed that all the calls in the last 2 minutes of the game between the Suns and Timberwolves were correct, and there were no misjudgments or errors. The NBA officially announced an additional fine. The league announced that Dillon was fined $35,000 for "confronting the referee and using inappropriate language with the referee" at the end of the game.

After the Suns reversed the victory, Dillon said in an interview: "They (opponents) started talking too early, and I like that. When players are overconfident, once the pressure increases, their eyes will become frightened. The guy who talked the most (Randall) finally came out He made two mistakes and missed key shots. "

Currently, the Suns are ranked 6th in the Western Conference with 10 wins and 6 losses. This season, Dillon has played 10 games for the Suns, averaging 21 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2.1 steals in 30.2 minutes per game. Dillon's annual salary is US$21.12 million.