NBA fines Suns’ Dillon Brooks $25,000 for crotch-chop gesture in win over Pacers – The Athletic
Dillon Brooks made the lewd gesture during Thursday’s game and was fined Friday but it’s not the first time he’s been fined for his on-court conduct. Chris Coduto / Getty Images
The NBA fined Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks $25,000 Friday for a lewd gesture he made during the Suns’ 133-98 win over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night.
The incident occurred with less than a minute to play before halftime. Brooks drove into the paint, absorbed a bump from Pacers guard Ben Sheppard and tossed in a 5-foot floater while falling to the floor. As he lay on the court, Brooks celebrated the and-1 with a crotch-chop gesture. He finished the game with 32 points.
DILLON BROOKS. 😮💨
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Earlier this season, the league fined Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid $50,000 on Nov. 2 for making the same gesture during an Oct. 31 game against the Boston Celtics. The “DX Chop” celebration is borrowed from the world of professional wrestling, where the gesture gained popularity during the “Attitude Era” of WWE in the late ’90s.
Brooks, who has been known as an intense and occasionally volatile personality throughout his nine-year career, has been fined several times for his conduct on the court. Those penalties include a $25,000 fine last season for using profane language during a televised interview, a $35,000 fine in December 2023 for publicly criticizing NBA officiating and directing inappropriate language at a referee, a $35,000 fine in March 2023 for shoving a cameraperson on the sideline and a $25,000 fine for failing to participate in required postgame media availabilities during the 2023 NBA Playoffs.
Aside from his recent run-in with the league office, Brooks has played an important role in the Suns’ better-than-expected 8-5 start. Brooks, who was traded to Phoenix in the offseason deal that sent Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets, missed six games in late October and early November with a core muscle strain. Since he returned to the lineup on Nov. 11, the Suns have won four straight games. Brooks is averaging 20.3 points and 29.1 minutes per game this season.
Nov 15, 2025
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