Rockets' Dillon Brooks thinks reputation played role in preseason ejection

Houston Rockets forward Dillon Brooks (9) waves to the crowd as he leaves the court after being ejected during the first half of a pre-season NBA game Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, at the Toyota Center in Houston.Dillon Brooks was ejected within the first five minutes of his Houston Rockets' debut Tuesday night at the Toyota Center. Based on Brooks's postgame comments, Houston's free-agent addition didn't exactly agree with the dismissal.

Houston attorney sues Post Oak Hotel alleging racial discriminationBrooks was given a flagarant-2 foul and ejected after he caught Indiana Pacers center Daniel Theis with a below-the-belt shot. Brooks noted postgame he didn't intend to hit Theis with any sort of…