Dillon Brooks caught into a lighthearted L before kickoff Wednesday night in Detroit. The Phoenix Suns forward got a massive reality check against a young superfan courtside. And as for the price, he had to give away his purple sneaker pair.
Both of them chose a very childish battleground, rock-paper-scissors, but Suns’ villain lost to the small kid during the pregame warmup because that best-out-of-three game was never his territory to shine.
Dillon Brooks Loses Rock-Paper-Scissors to Young Superfan on Courtside
Before kickoff, Brooks noticed a young fan near the court wearing a Phoenix Mercury hoodie and holding a sign that read, “Rock Paper Scissors. If you win, get my shoes; if I win, give me your shoes.”
The Ontario native agreed to the challenge without realizing that he was putting his hand into the kid’s territory. The young fan came out firing. She took game one clean. Brooks bounced back to even the series at 1-1. Everything came down to the rubber match.
However, she ultimately dropped a W in a head-to-head RPS battle. Brooks, on the other hand, seemed like he had already forgotten his “villain” personality, and now, according to the condition, he had to gift her a pair of sneakers.
Without any second thought, he walked back to the locker room with a grin on his face and returned with his game shoes. Her smile captured in the camera was absolutely priceless. After all, she earned that pair from his favorite star.
Fans on social media then applaud Brooks’ off-court personality, contrasting his on-court “villain” persona marked by trash-talking and ejections.
Fans Celebrate Brooks’ Softer Side
Social media got flooded with positive reactions once the interaction went viral. Fans who usually criticize Brooks gave him his flowers for the wholesome moment.
“This is the side of the soon to be all star that the media doesn’t show yall,” one fan wrote.
Another fan added, “In real life he isn’t a villain. It’s just a show he puts on.”
A third claimed, “He gets a lot of hate but honestly he seems like a pretty nice guy.”
The fourth one penned, “What a sweet gesture indeed.”
A random X user noted, “That’s all it takes to make a fan for life.”
Brooks, however, took his second L against the Detroit Pistons on the same night in a hard-fought hardwood affair. In 28 minutes of play, he added 16 points to the 108-105 scoreboard with one rebound and one assist.
