Dillon Brooks on flagrant foul on Gary Payton II: If I could take it back, I would

Vincent Goodwill: Dillon Brooks in his first comments since the flagrant foul on Gary Payton II. “If I could take it back, I would. It’s in the past.”
Source: Twitter @VinceGoodwill

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Mark Giannotto @mgiannotto
Dillon Brooks on the Gary Payton II foul: “I didn’t mean for it to injure somebody. If I were to take it back in that moment, I would.” – 3:55 PM

Chris Herrington @ChrisHerrington
Dillon Brooks: “I didn’t mean for (the foul) to hurt someone. If I could take it back in the moment I would.” – 3:54 PM

CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22
Dillon Brooks on his hard foul on Warriors guard Gary Payton II in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals: “If I could take it back, I would.” – 3:47 PM

Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
Dillon Brooks on his reaction that Steve Kerr said he “broke the code” with his foul on Gary Payton II: “No reaction. I don’t even know what that means in the playoffs. I did not even understand what he meant by that.” Brooks stressed he tried to make a play on the ball – 3:45 PM

Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM
Dillon Brooks said he likes getting booed. He also said he won’t have a guard against being over hyped with the Golden State crowd against him. – 3:45 PM

Damichael Cole @DamichaelC
Dillon Brooks said he was just trying to make a play on the basketball on the play where Gary Payton II was hurt.
“If I could take it back, I would.” – 3:44 PM

Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Dillon Brooks said, “it’s a fast-paced game. Stuff happens… it’s a tough play. I’d take it back if I could but I can’t take it back (with Payton getting hurt).” – 3:44 PM

Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
Dillon Brooks said he hasn’t talked to Gary Payton II or any one else on the Warriors since his flagrant foul – 3:42 PM

Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
Dillon Brooks in his first comments since the flagrant foul on Gary Payton II. “If I could take it back, I would. It’s in the past.” – 3:41 PM

Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Dillon Brooks says the suspension and flagrant foul “is in the past.” He says if he could take it away with the injury happening to Gary Payton II, he would. – 3:41 PM

Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
Dillon Brooks on his suspension and injuring Gary Payton II: “I didn’t mean to hurt somebody. If I could take it back, I could.” – 3:41 PM

Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM
Dillon Brooks said the play on Jordan Poole is in the past. He didn’t want anyone to get hurt, and if he could take it back he would. – 3:40 PM

Geoff Calkins @geoff_calkins
It appears the Grizzlies will be without Ja Morant for Game 4. On Ja, Jordan Poole, Steve Kerr, Dillon Brooks and a series that has taken a dismal turn. dailymemphian.com/subscriber/sec… – 8:10 PM

Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks has been suspended for Game 3 against the Warriors for his flagrant foul two that injured Gary Payton II. warriorswire.usatoday.com/2022/05/05/gri… – 8:00 PM

Alex Kennedy @AlexKennedyNBA
After Dillon Brooks’ flagrant foul on Gary Payton II, Steve Kerr said that Brooks “broke the code.”
Now, after Ja Morant injured his knee in Game 3, he suggested that Jordan Poole did the same in a tweet.
See what both teams said about the incident here: basketballnews.com/stories/did-jo… – 3:18 PM

Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
Porter Jr. and Wiggins have been absolute hell on the offensive glass since the GPII injury. – 9:17 PM

Mark Giannotto @mgiannotto
Game 3 Grizzlies-Warriors aka Gary Payton II, in memoriam pic.twitter.com/CtISy8BusC – 8:19 PM

Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks has been suspended for Game 3 against the Warriors for his flagrant foul two that injured Gary Payton II. warriorswire.usatoday.com/2022/05/05/gri… – 6:00 PM

Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
Question of the day from @GeraldBlss & @Rick Mahorn! Dillon Brooks is suspended for his foul on Gary Payton II for Game 3. Should he have been?
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Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
Before meeting the Grizzlies for Game 3 in the playoffs, the Warriors issued injury updates for Andre Iguodala and Gary Payton II. warriorswire.usatoday.com/2022/05/05/war… – 7:00 AM

Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks has been suspended for Game 3 against the Warriors for his flagrant foul two that injured Gary Payton II. warriorswire.usatoday.com/2022/05/05/gri… – 4:00 PM

More on this storyline

Mark Medina: Dillon Brooks: “It’s a fast paced game. Stuff happens. Guy jumps up in the air and guys can contest shots. Sometimes the way is, guys can fall down.” Brooks added, “it’s a tough play; if I could take it back, I would.” -via Twitter @MarkG_Medina / May 9, 2022

Ohm Youngmisuk: Dillon Brooks on Steve Kerr saying he broke the code: “I don’t even really know what that means. It’s the playoffs… every play counts. So I don’t know what that means.” -via Twitter @NotoriousOHM / May 9, 2022

Kerith Burke: GP2 is at the game, currently riding the tunnel bike, large brace on his left arm. -via Twitter @KerithBurke / May 7, 2022