Toronto Raptors guard Dennis Schröder is developing a heated rivalry with Houston Rockets wing Dillon Brooks during FIBA play.
Brooks, who was booed by the crowd during a previous exhibition game for Team Canada against Germany, hasn’t had it easy during these two games. During the first game, Schroder pulled a nasty crossover on Brooks and then pointed directly at him once the Houston wing fell to the floor.
When the two national teams played another exhibition game on Sunday, tensions got high once more multiple times during the game. Brooks had a very physical closeout when he was guarding Schröder on the perimeter.
Dillon Brooks tried to injure Dennis Schröder with a punch on his hand 💀 pic.twitter.com/oa8icB39Gw
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Not long after that relatively intense moment, Schröder sprinted out for a full-court leak out and beat Brooks in transition.
Immediately after making the basket, the Rockets guard (once again!) pointed directly at Brooks. Here is the video:
Dennis Schroder pointed at Dillon Brooks AGAIN😭 pic.twitter.com/108f9fr5w5
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I’m going to assume you’re going to want to see that again in slow motion in case you couldn’t quite make out what happened the first time.
So here you go, we made sure to take care of that for you:
It’s safe to say there is probably still some bad blood between the two players after an intense postseason series between the Lakers (where Schröder played last season) and the Grizzlies (where Brooks had previously played his entire career).
That much was apparent when the two were on the court during FIBA play.
Schröder, the captain, finished the exhibition match with a team-high 26 points (6-10 FG) with 8 assists. Brooks had 8 points (3-8 FG) but his team ended up with the victory in overtime.
Canada (and Brooks) may have the last once the tournament actually begins, too. The Canadians have the second-best odds to win the FIBA World Cup while the Germans are at eighth-best right now, according to DraftKings.
