Houston Rockets guard Dillon Brooks has reached the suspension limit for technical fouls after picking up his 16th of the season on Wednesday for kicking Utah Jazz guard Collin Sexton in the groin. Just a few minutes into the game,

The NBA suspended Houston Rockets forward Dillon Brooks one game on Thursday for picking up his 16th technical foul of the season after he appeared to kick Utah’s Collin Sexton in the midsection. The Rockets will be without one of their key players when they host first-place Oklahoma City on Friday in a matchup between the Western Conference's top teams.

Dillon Brooks saw his night come to an early end. The Rockets guard picked up his 16th technical foul of the season on Wednesday night — triggering an automatic one-game suspension — after he kicked Jazz guard Collin Sexton in what appeared to be the stomach or groin.