{"id":711968,"date":"2026-04-16T20:30:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/711968\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T20:30:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:30:25","slug":"fans-excited-to-see-dillon-brooks-vs-draymond-green-clash-as-suns-host-warriors-in-play-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/711968\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans excited to see Dillon Brooks vs. Draymond Green clash as Suns host Warriors in play-in"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"240\" data-end=\"589\">Across social media, fans are pointing to the Suns\u2019 Dillon Brooks and the Warriors\u2019 Draymond Green as the collision they\u2019re most excited for. The two players have formed reputations as polarizing defenders, and the expectation is that they\u2019ll affect momentum swings just as much as their overall play.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Draymond Green vs Dillon Brooks in an elimination game is boutta be wild \ud83d\ude2d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brandon Awadis (@brawadis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brawadis\/status\/2044823960110744040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">April 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Draymond Green vs Dillon Brooks next game.. get y\u2019all\u2019s popcorn ready!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CEAZ (@ceaz__dibiase) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ceaz__dibiase\/status\/2044817508205830148?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">April 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Dillon Brooks &amp; Draymond Green, who getting ejected 1st on Friday<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AJ S (@saelee0) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/saelee0\/status\/2044666161980428760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">April 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Draymond Green got ejected and Dillon Brooks was LOVING EVERY MINUTE \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8ShKrvFm4A\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/8ShKrvFm4A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hater Report (@HaterReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HaterReport\/status\/2002570848100880894?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">December 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"591\" data-end=\"904\">Brooks, known as the \u201cVillain\u201d in Phoenix, has always brought an edge to his game by being unfiltered and unphased against whoever he defends. That approach has sometimes led to trouble, including technical fouls, but it has also reinforced the club\u2019s defensive identity \u2014 a key factor in its success this season.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"906\" data-end=\"1147\">On the other hand, Green has long provided that same energy for Golden State. He remains the defensive anchor and emotional leader, often shifting between facilitator and enforcer, dictating tempo and forcing opponents into rushed decisions.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-114014\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-114014\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28136375_168398863_lowres-1.jpg\" alt=\"Dillon Brooks Dillon Brooks technical foul Dillon Brooks suspended Phoenix Suns Oklahoma City Thunder Dillon Brooks return Dillon Brooks injury Dillon Brooks hand\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-114014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jan 30, 2026; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks (3) against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Mortgage Matchup Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1149\" data-end=\"1385\">This season has already shown flashes of that clash in personality whenever the Suns and Warriors have met. Both players thrive on confrontation, and fans recognize just how significant that could be in a high-stakes, emotional matchup.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1387\" data-end=\"1548\">With the final play-in game set in the Valley, all eyes will be on which team comes out on top \u2014 and how two of the most intense players fare against each other.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-117644\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-117644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28682324_168398863_lowres.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-117644\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Apr 7, 2026; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) shoots an open jump shot against the Sacramento Kings in the fourth quarter at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: David Gonzales-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1550\" data-end=\"1745\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The matchup could be a pressure valve for the entire game, with the question being whose style can prevail without crossing the line and ultimately determining who advances and who goes home.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Across social media, fans are pointing to the Suns\u2019 Dillon Brooks and the Warriors\u2019 Draymond Green as the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":711969,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3791],"tags":[7,6,2065,472,4045,604],"class_list":{"0":"post-711968","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-phoenix-suns","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-nba","10":"tag-phoenix","11":"tag-phoenix-suns","12":"tag-phoenixsuns","13":"tag-suns"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116416285764806401","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/711968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=711968"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/711968\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/711969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=711968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=711968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=711968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}