NBA star Dillon Brooks of Canada (centre) in action during the FIBA World Cup 2023 at Indonesia Arena in Jakarta.
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – One of the stars NBA which appears on Indonesia Arena GBK Senayan is the venue for the event FIBA World Cup 2023 it’s Dillon Brooks. The Memphis Grizzlies star became one of the main pillars of the Canadian national team last season.
Brooks played twice for Canada in interior places the largest in Indonesia. The first was on Friday (25/8/2023) when Canada beat France with a score of 95-65 and the second when they beat Lebanon with a gripping score of 128-73.
On the first day, when the Indonesia Arena was filled with over 12,000 spectators, Brooks’ action was one of the most anticipated. In fact, even during warm-ups, the crowd was still screaming at player number 24’s actions. However, that made Brooks even more excited.
If you score points on either a three-point shot or a slam dunksBrooks always expresses his emotions with screams and characteristic movements such as chest thrusts, clenched fists, etc.
It turned out that amid the cheers of the audience, Brooks was also a player whose appearance was highly anticipated. Lubis, a 29-year-old spectator from Meruya, West Jakarta, met Republika.co.id at Indonesia Arena said one of the reasons they were watching live was because they wanted to see Brooks in action.
“Brooks, an NBA player, especially last season when he was defending the Memphis Grizzlies, once fought or fought a Psy War against NBA superstar Lebron James. Maybe that’s what made him clap,” Lubis said.
Other spectators, teenagers Attalla 15, Arfa 11 and Gaddiel 12, were also among those who came to see Brooks live in action.
“Earlier, I wanted to see Brooks in person. I happen to be a Lebron fan who faced Brooks. That turned out to be a good thing. very earlier,” Attala said.
“I like the type of player that Brooks is hustle and full of enthusiasm in every piece. He also likes to do psy war against the opponent he protects,” Attalla said.
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