“Drop the Tough Act and Just Be a Troll”: Matt Barnes Rips Dillon Brooks for Backing Down From Draymond Green

Dillon the Villain is the moniker. But is he really that? Matt Barnes has made a serious analogy. Dillon Brooks has built his NBA identity around confrontation. The Phoenix Suns forward talks, gets physical, and rarely shies away from becoming the opponent everyone loves to dislike. But when he rushed toward Draymond Green in the recent scuffle, it raised a question: Does Brooks’ tough-guy reputation hold up when the other player is just as willing to escalate?