The Oregonian · Apr 2, 2018
In NBA, Dillon Brooks 'trying to prove that I belong'
Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks scored 28 points Sunday at Moda Center in a loss to Portland.(In losses endured, money made, games played in and coaches played for, life is much different these days for Dillon Brooks.
"I've got a lot more money," he said, "but it's a different grind."
A year to the day after his All-America career at Oregon ended in the Final Four, Brooks was in Moda Center's rapidly emptying visiting locker room Sunday night processing the highs and lows of the NBA.
With 28 points, he'd come within a point of tying his season high. But those buckets came in loss No. 56 of his rookie season, after Portland's held off Memphis for a 113-98 win.
