On May 6, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced two fines. Grizzlies player Dillon Brooks was suspended for one game due to G2's unnecessary and excessive physical contact with Peyton Jr., and he will be suspended at G3, salary expert Bobby Max revealed that the suspension will cost Dillon $84,138 in salary. Warriors player Chasing Dreams - Green was fined $25,000 for making an improper gesture (vertical middle finger) to the audience in the same game.
Shortly after the opening of G2 in the Western Conference Semifinals, Payton Jr. was hit in the head by Dillon Brooks on a fast layup, losing his balance and breaking his elbow. Mr. Peyton Jr. fractured his left elbow and had ligament damage, and the Warriors officially announced that he would be reviewed in two weeks, with team reporter Slater reporting that league sources revealed that Payton Jr. was expected to be injured for at least 4 weeks.
Dillon Brooks was additionally banned, in the expectation of the outside world, after all, before the Bucks Aaron viciously committed Caruso and caused the other party to be injured, the league also added a ban to Aaron, and the punishment scale was the same. Many media denounced Dillon, believing that the punishment was still too light and should be banned until Payton Jr. returned. Players who are suspended cannot receive the corresponding salary for the game, and Dillon Brooks' total salary this season is $12.2 million, which cost him $84,138.
Also in the G2 game, on the way back to the locker room for treatment, Chasing Dreams gave the audience a middle finger and was fined $25,000 by the league. Dream chaser also talked about his own action after the game. At that time, he said: "I was elbowed and then I was bleeding, and I had to be booed by the fans, so I had to go back." I feel great, they cheer, I reckon I'll pay a fine for it, but I'm making $25 million this year, and that's okay. As expected, the league did inform him that he had paid the fine and gave him a $25,000 fine.
The G3 battle between the Warriors and the Grizzlies will start on the morning of May 8, Beijing time, G1 and G2 each have a player expelled, and many people are injured, what kind of hot plot will G3 present? Let's wait and see.