Dillon Brooks to miss Phoenix Suns' next game after accumulation of technical fouls

[p]NBA rules deliver an automatic suspension to any player or coach once he receives a 16th technical foul during any regular season.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/brooks-dillon/WrpCfI6r/"]Brooks[/a] received his 16th technical foul with 6:37 to play in the second quarter of Wednesday's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/oklahoma-city-thunder-0fHFHEWD/phoenix-suns-M1Gy2pra/?mid=vHt76SL8"]136-109[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/oklahoma-city-thunder/0fHFHEWD/"]Oklahoma City[/a] victory over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/phoenix-suns/M1Gy2pra/"]Phoenix[/a].[/p][p]Brooks will serve his ban [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/phoenix-suns-M1Gy2pra/san-antonio-spurs-IwmkErSH/?mid=C2G4BE35"]on February 19[/a] when the Suns visit [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/san-antonio-spurs/IwmkErSH/"]San Antonio[/a].[/p][embed guid="71e0a0ff-a91f-4586-a13f-77a0ac7cffc8" url="https://x.com/TheSteinLine/status/2022031010670735822?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Every two additional technical fouls for the remainder of the season will bring Brooks another one-game suspension without pay.[/p][p]The 30-year-old Canadian, obtained from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/houston-rockets/Sr9PQALP/"]Houston[/a] last July in the trade that sent [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/durant-kevin/pKXcd9rI/"]Kevin Durant[/a] to the Rockets, is averaging 21.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists a game.[/p][p]The Suns are 32-23, seventh in the Western Conference and one game behind the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/los-angeles-lakers/ngegZ8bg/"]Los Angeles Lakers[/a] for the last guaranteed West playoff berth.[/p]