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Brooks fouled Vanderbilt on a dunk with 11:03 remaining in the second quarter while Vanderbilt was airborne. Not long after, Brooks jostled Vanderbilt with his arm while he was under the rim as Austin Reaves made a pull-up jump shot with 10:17 to go in the second. Vanderbilt responded by shoving Brooks in the chest with his forearm, drawing a technical foul from referee Eric Dalen. A moment later, Vanderbilt poked his finger on the side of Brooks' head and was assessed another tech by crew chief Curtis Blair and ejected from the game. A Lakers player told ESPN that Brooks called Vanderbilt a "p---y" during the exchange.
Mike Trudell: LeBron on the Lakers since the trade deadline (they’re 4-1 since acquiring Russell, Vanderbilt and Beasley): “I feel like we’re in a good place. We’re gonna try to continue that.”
The Jazz continue to tell inquiring front offices they value Conley, Beasley and Vanderbilt as worth one first-round pick each, and Utah has discussed several frameworks that would send Beasley and Vanderbilt to teams as a package deal, such as with Atlanta, Portland and New York, sources said. Nickeil Alexander-Walker has also been included in several trade frameworks alongside Beasley and Vanderbilt, sources said.
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After weeks of speculation, the All-SEC guard has decided to leave Vanderbilt for the pros. First he was in. Then he was out. Then he was in again. Then he was undecided. Now, Wade Baldwin IV has officially declared for the 2016 NBA Draft.
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