Dillon Brooks has picked up quite a few technical fouls throughout his career — 85, to be exact.
So, Isaiah Livers took action the moment he heard Brooks start yelling at referee Brett Nansel during the fourth quarter of Tuesday night’s 118-107 loss to the Golden State Warriors. Livers quickly covered Brooks’ mouth, then tried to claim any foul words were simply being directed his way.
The valiant effort failed, and Brooks received a technical despite not even being in uniform for the game with a core injury.
Livers out here doing the dirty work.
Love him not only shielding Brook’s mouth but then with the “he was talking to me” assist. pic.twitter.com/R4oPklnykD
— Espo (@Espo) November 5, 2025
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Livers and Brooks are both in their first season in Phoenix. Livers signed a two-way contract in July, while Brooks came over in the Kevin Durant trade.
Despite their short time together, Livers had gotten familiar with Brooks before the season. He explained on Arizona Sports’ Burns & Gambo that he picked up on the kind of player Brooks was early on.
“Day one, I got the vibe from him that he don’t back down from nothing,” Livers said Thursday. “This is, like, summer league and you would think guys are kind of chill. That dude (Brooks) is up under you. … He’s physical. He talks.”
The only lead the Suns held over the Warriors was at 5-0 in the first quarter. They cut the Golden State lead, which ballooned as high as 25, to single digits a couple times, trailing by nine at the time of the tech.
Devin Booker did note after the game that Brooks apologized for the technical foul.
“Just in general, any fourth quarter techs, whether you’re playing or not, you should just try to stay away from,” Booker said. “He addressed the team, said it was selfish. We move forward.”
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