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Brooks has built a reputation and loves playing the villain, dating back to his time with the Memphis Grizzlies. His 16th technical foul comes with an automatic one-game suspension plus a $5,000 fine based on league rules regarding technical fouls.
Despite the excessive number of technical fouls Brooks has committed so far, statistically he is having the best year of his NBA career, especially in the scoring category. Brooks is averaging a career-best 21.2 points in 49 games. The Suns finished last season 10 games under .500 (36-46). More than halfway through this year, Phoenix is nine games over .500 (32-23) and currently one game behind the Los Angeles Lakers for sixth place in the Western Conference.
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Much of the team’s turnaround can be attributed to the season Brooks is having. Brooks takes on the role of the player who gets into his opponents’ heads on any team he has played for and does it well. This has almost become routine for Brooks, as it was not his first league-imposed suspension and likely won’t be his last.