BREAKING: Star Player SUSPENDED For Grizzlies-Warriors Game 3

According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, Dillon Brooks will be suspended for Game 3 between the Golden State Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies.

The Golden State Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies are playing Game 3 of their second-round playoff series on Saturday evening, but the Grizzlies will be without one of their star players for the game.

According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, Dillon Brooks has been suspended for Game 3. 

Brooks was suspended for the Flagrant 2 foul on Gary Payton II in Game 2 that resulted in a fractured elbow.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 5, 2022

Brooks is being suspended for his flagrant 2 foul (that got him ejected) in Game 2. 

Dillon Brooks has been suspended for the Game 3 of Warriors-Grizllies due to the Flagrant 2 Foul on Gary Payton II.pic.twitter.com/8IN9phr08O

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) May 5, 2022

The foul on Gary Payton II was so violent that Payton has a fractured left elbow. 

Gary Payton II, who exited Tuesday’s Game 2 in Memphis after sustaining an injury to his left elbow, underwent an MRI yesterday in the Bay Area. The MRI confirmed a fracture in the left elbow, in addition to ligament and muscle damage. He will be re-evaluated in two weeks. pic.twitter.com/NKWr7LgFfb

— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) May 5, 2022

The series has been intense to say the least, because in the first game Draymond Green also got ejected for a flagrant 2 foul. 

That game came down to the buzzer when All-Star Ja Morant missed a shot for the win, and in Game 2 the Grizzlies won a close game by 106-101. 

They will be very motivated to get a game back on the road (the next two games are at Chase Center in California), because the Warriors were able to win one game on their home floor and they will not want to head back to Memphis in a 3-1 hole for Game 5. 

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