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Dillon Brooks has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for hitting Daniel Theiss in the groin.

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Houston Rockets guard-forward Dillon Brooks has been fined $25,000 for recklessly making contact with Indiana Pacers center Daniel Theis in the groin area, it was announced today by Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations.

Dillon Brooks

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The incident, for which Brooks was assessed a Flagrant Foul 2 and ejected, occurred with 7:27 remaining in the first quarter of the Rockets' 122-103 win over the Indiana Pacers on Oct. 10 at Toyota Center in Houston.

Brooks hit Theis in the groin while the Pacers center was setting up a screen. After the contact, the officiating crew had a review and ejected Brooks.

After the match, Brooks said that he felt it was unfair.

"I tried to navigate a screen, I might have tapped him below the waist, but, you know, he got right back up. I don't know. It's weird. Every time it happens to me, I get picked on," he said.

"I don't know," Brooks said when asked if he feels targeted by the referees. "What's the name, what's my name? The name is Dillon the Villain, so I guess."

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