Dillon Brooks suspended one game, Donovan Mitchell fined $20,000

Memphis Grizzlies wing Dillon Brookshas been suspended one game without pay and Cleveland Cavaliersguard Donovan Mitchell has been fined $20,000 for their roles in anon-court altercation, it was announced today by NBA executive vicepresident and head of basketball operations Joe Dumars.

"After missing a layup and falling tothe floor, Brooks initiated the altercation by striking Mitchell inthe groin area in an unsportsmanlike manner," the NBA's pressrelease stated. "Mitchell then escalated the situation by throwingthe game ball at Brooks and pushing him, after which both playerscontinued to physically engage with one another."

Brooks was assessed a Flagrant Foul 2and ejected, and Mitchell was given a technical foul andejected.

The incident occurred with 5:48remaining in the third quarter of the Cavaliers’ 128-113 victoryover the Grizzlies on Feb. 2 at Rocket MortgageFieldHouse.

Brooks will serve his suspensionSunday, Feb. 5 when the Grizzlies play host to the TorontoRaptors.

After the game, Mitchell was asked ifBrooks' hit was a cheap shot and he didn't hold back.

“For sure. That’s just who he is. We have seen it a bunch inthis league with him," Mitchell told Basketball News. "Him and Ihave had our personal battles for years. Quite frankly I’ve beenbusting his ass for years — playoffs, regular season. And the onegame he does an alright job on me today, he decides to do somethinglike that. No place for that in the game.

“You’ve gotta protect yourself at the end of the day. This hasbeen brewing for years— with me, with other guys in the league. Youall see it. This isn’t new. Tonight was just the end of it. It’stough when you can’t guard somebody and you can’t do something withsomebody, you’ve got to resort to that. And that is what he hasdone to a lot of players. Off the top of my head, I think it’s likeDame [Lillard] and Steph [Curry]. It’s just one of those things youresort to and that’s cool, but I’m glad my guys held it downtonight and had my back throughout the whole thing...

"The NBA has to do something about it. I’m not the only personthis has happened to, and there’s no place for that in this game. Itook matters into my own hands. But at the end of the day, thatain’t it."