Dillon Brooks’ offseason has taken a sharp turn from basketball to the courtroom.
The Phoenix Suns forward, who just finished a career-best scoring season and recently landed a multi-year extension, was hit Monday with a criminal complaint in Scottsdale, Arizona, charging him with a Class 1 misdemeanor for driving under the influence. The filing comes out of the March arrest that put Brooks in legal trouble earlier this year.
Court records say his next appearance is set for October 28.
According to police, officers stopped Brooks around 1 a.m. after watching his Rolls-Royce weave in and out of lanes multiple times. Body-camera footage from the stop showed officers discussing the strong smell of cannabis inside the vehicle. One officer said it “smells like a dispensary.”
Brooks denied recent marijuana use and posted a 0.0 on a breathalyzer, but officers still arrested him on suspicion of DUI. He was booked and released from Scottsdale City Jail around 3:30 a.m.
The Suns responded with a short statement, with senior vice president of communications Stacey Mitch saying the charge is tied to the March incident and that the team has already spoken with Brooks. The organization did not add anything else.
This is not the only legal issue Brooks is dealing with. He also has a separate misdemeanor case for reckless driving and speeding stemming from a January stop, when police said he was driving 85 mph in a 45 mph zone. That case has a trial readiness conference scheduled for November 9.
On the court, Brooks was a major part of Phoenix’s season, averaging a career-high 20.2 points in his first year with the team. He signed a three-year, $73 million extension that runs through the 2029-30 season. Injuries, including a broken hand, slowed him at times, but he remains central to the Suns’ plans as training camp approaches.
No suspension or other team discipline has been announced because of the charge.
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