“No, I think the dirty player is Draymond Green”
The Houston Rockets’ Dillon Brooks has hit out against Warriors star Draymond Green, calling him a “dirty” player.
Houston Rockets star Dillon Brooks responded with some fiery words when asked whether or not his teammate, Amen Thompson, was a dirty player.
Thompson had made headlines during Game 2 against the Golden State Warriors after Jimmy Butler III was injured following an awkward tumble in a scary moment that saw Thompson fall into his legs.
“No, I think the dirty player is Draymond [Green], giving him a little push as regular basketball players do,” Brooks said. “And Jimmy’s fighting in the air for a rebound and stuff happens. Amen’s not a dirty player. He has [nothing] to do with being a dirty player.”
Dillon Brooks calls out Draymond Green as a “dirty player” for pushing Amen Thompson and injuring Jimmy Butler:
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) April 25, 2025
“The dirty player is Draymond giving Amen a little push… we really hope Jimmy gets better.”
(via @ChancellorTV, @TheDunkCentral) pic.twitter.com/bNBKvdFYTY
‘Amen’s obviously not a dirty player’
As for Butler’s injury, the side said that an MRI test revealed he injured his pelvis and has a deep gluteal muscle contusion.
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was of the opinion that Thompson never intended to hurt Butler, calling the incident “just one of those plays” before adding that “we didn’t think there was anything wrong with the play.”
Ime Udoka, Rockets coach, echoed Kerr’s opinions, saying that it was “obvious it wasn’t intentional.”
“You look at all the bodies in between and him getting bumped and tripped and the way he fell. You don’t fall into somebody face first on purpose.”
When asked about the general tension about being ‘dirty’, Udoka leapt to the defence of his side: "Amen’s obviously not a dirty player. There’s a difference between aggressive, physical play and being dirty and you could question some of their things as well on their on their end”, he concluded.
Amen Thompson intentionally undercut Jimmy Butler pic.twitter.com/oQRLg2ZkT4
— BricksCenter (@BricksCenter) April 24, 2025
The Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets are currently tied 1-1 in their first-round NBA playoff series. Game 3 is scheduled for Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 8:30 PM ET in San Francisco.
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