‘I want them angry’: Dillon Brooks and the birth of a Canadian villain

Many are surprised that one of the NBA's most effective pests is from Canada. But the country's players must fight to prove themselves south of their border

Dillon Brooks is doing everything in his power to become the NBA's next villain.

The 27-year-old wing from Mississauga, Ontario has picked up so many technical fouls this season that he earned two one-game suspensions. He punched Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell in the groin, which started a brawl. He shoved a cameraman, which led to a fine. And in last year's playoffs, he hit Gary Payton II while in the air, causing him to break his elbow.