Dillon Brooks on sunglasses, Tony Allen and ‘villain status’
Dillon Brooks (24) and Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins react to a call during the Game 1 of the NBA playoff series against the Utah Jazz May 23. Brooks has become a breakout star for Memphis. (Rick Bowmer/AP)
“It puts me in a mode when I put them on,” Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks (24), seen here in Game 2 May 26, says of his sunglasses. (Rick Bowmer/AP)
The Grizzlies guard said if his play on the court is “villain-like,” then Dillon the Villain might be an appropriate nickname.
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Drew Hill
Drew Hill covers the Memphis Grizzlies and is a top-10 APSE winner. He has worked throughout the South writing about college athletics before landing in Memphis.