Overview
- Brooks said on an NBA 2K League podcast Thursday that he “had [Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s] number” and hopes to face him again next season.
- He also named Victor Wembanyama as a target and said he expects to become “more agitated” when they meet, repeating a pattern of public provocation.
- The comments follow Phoenix’s first-round playoff sweep by Oklahoma City and Brooks’s multi-year contract extension this month, which solidified his role with the Suns.
- Brooks and Gilgeous-Alexander are teammates on Canada’s national team and are reported to get along off the court, adding an off-court layer to the on-court taunting.
- There has been no substantive public response from Gilgeous-Alexander or Wembanyama yet, and the remarks are likely to increase media attention and intensity around future Suns matchups.