The NBA removed Phoenix Suns Forward Dillon Brooks’ latest technical foul from Tuesday night’s game against the Brooklyn Nets at the Mortgage Matchup Center. Here’s why.
NBA Removes Dillon Brooks’ Latest Technical Foul
Brooks is nearing suspension for the total amount of technical fouls accumulated over the course of the 2025-26 NBA season. However, the NBA removed Brooks’ latest technical foul handed just Tuesday night.
NBA Official posted on X, formerly Twitter, “Dillon Brooks’ (PHX) technical foul at 0:27 in the 2nd quarter on 1/27/26 (vs. BKN) has been rescinded upon league office review.”
NBA Official’s post attracted ample attention from the NBA world. One X user stated, “Refs need to be suspended for handing out false technicals.” Another X user responded, “Funny how this keeps happening. Zero accountability for refs.”
This would’ve been Brooks’ 15th technical foul on the season. However, the total number of technical fouls was reduced to 14, which still leads the NBA. The 30-year-old appears to have never been shy about becoming a nuisance on the court. He has emerged as a target for the NBA’s officials this season.
“The line is getting really thin,” Suns Guard Grayson Allen told The Arizona Republic’s Duane Rankin. “I feel like Dillon gets unlucky going for a ball. Hit below the belt, and we go to a monitor.”
The Mississauga, Ontario, Canada native will be suspended after accruing his 16th technical foul and will be suspended for every two technical fouls he picks up afterwards. The total count will reset for the NBA Playoffs.
How the NBA Handed the Technical Foul To Brooks
Brooks was involved in a late fight that broke out against the Nets, one that could’ve easily seen him ejected from the game. However, Suns Head Coach Jordan Ott praised Brooks’ composure.
“We need him out there. He knows it. I think to his credit tonight, like that stuff happened in the first half. He had a chance to then do something else there [in the second half] right there at the end, he’s right in the middle of it, because it’s a loose ball. It’s a loose ball that we’re diving on the floor. You see your teammates there, we have multiple guys on the floor to get it. He held his composure, and that’s not easy to do,” Ott said after the game.
“We know he gets to that edge for the benefit of our group so many times. So I actually turned it into a positive tonight. He easily could have overstepped after that. He found a way to pick himself back up off the floor after all that happened, staying tonight’s game. We know what’s coming, and we got to try to do our best not to let it happen.”
Brooks and the Suns’ Next Steps
Brooks and the Phoenix Suns (28-19) continue the five-game homestand with the third game against the Detroit Pistons (34-11) on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Mountain.
The Suns are coming off a narrow 106-102 victory over the Brooklyn Nets at the Mortgage Matchup Center on Tuesday night. Mark Williams led Phoenix with 27 points, 6 rebounds, and 1 assist. Michael Porter Jr. led Brooklyn with 36 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists — a wasted masterpiece on the road.
The Pistons are also coming off a narrow victory of 109-107 over a Nikola Jokic-less Denver Nuggets squad at Ball Arena on Tuesday night. Tobias Harris led Detroit with 22 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 assists. Jamal Murray led Denver with 24 points, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists.
The Suns can beat the Pistons by increasing shooting efficiency, enhancing defensive play, utilizing star players, controlling the pace of the game, and strongly enforcing the “next man up” mentality.
The Pistons can capitalize on a Devin Booker-less Suns squad, but shouldn’t underestimate the Suns’ resilience, determination, and high-pressure game plan.
