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“I was a senior in high school when I came here after (Hurricane) Katrina,” Augustin said. “I didn’t get a chance to go to a lot of games. Then, I went off to college. My early years in the NBA, when I was with Charlotte, we didn’t make the playoffs, so I was home here early. This is when the Rockets were in the playoffs, playing Portland. Aaron Brooks was the point guard at the time. Great atmosphere, just a great energy. To be a part of this now, it means a lot to me.”
Ex-NBAer Aaron Brooks is admitting he was COMPLETELY wrong about his teammate LaMelo Ball ... saying his time with the phenom was nothing but positive. TMZ Sports spoke with Brooks about playing with the youngest Ball bro on the Australian NBL's Illawarra Hawks ... and the ex-Houston Rockets star says he was against the idea at first. "For me, when I found out that he was gonna be there, I was like, 'look, I don't wanna go through that,'" Brooks says. "I come from the old school of being with Dikembe Mutombo, Rafer Alston, Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming ... and now I'm playing with an 18-year-old Kardashian kid."
The Illawarra Hawks have confirmed Aaron Brooks has torn his left Achilles tendon, ruling him out of the remainder of the 2019/20 Hungry Jack's NBL Season. Brooks suffered the injury late in the third quarter of Sunday night’s game against the Perth Wildcats. “As I expected, I tore my Achilles on this play," Brooks said in a statement.
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Tell freshly arrived Hawks import Aaron Brooks he's the most decorated NBA star to grace the NBL and he lets out a cheeky laugh. "There is a dude named Bogut here who's pretty decorated himself," he says. "I appreciate the compliment but he has an NBA championship and he's a legend here. I just got here but I'm sure he's like Yao Ming here."
"I played with Jimmy [Butler], Paul George, Tracy McGrady, Yao Ming so I'm pretty good under the radar," Brooks said. "My last couple of [NBA] years I wasn't really playing that much. Attention isn't something I super crave. I just want to do my job and be my best at it. Whatever comes from that comes. I'm just happy to be playing basketball again after taking a year off. I'm not going to lie, after a 12-13 year career you kind of get complacent and used to it."
Olgun Ulic: Can confirm this reporting from the great @Lachy_Reid. The Illawarra Hawks have signed Aaron Brooks, who last played with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Jerry Zgoda: LeBron at TC when asked about young Timberwolves: "Young team. They're not young anymore. No, they're not young anymore. Jimmy, Jamal, Taj, Aaron Brooks, Jeff Teague, they're not young anymore. Let's throw that narrative out." He said only young guys are Wiggins & "Tyler Jones"
Jerry Zgoda: I asked Thibs if A. Brooks is his backup pg: "I want quality depth. I don't know how it's going to play out. They'll tell me" w/ their play
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Jerry Zgoda: Expect an Aaron Brooks' signing by (Timberwolves') camp opening, it likely will be only one they'll make for now
Darren Wolfson: As stated on @1500ESPN today and on recent podcasts for weeks, free agent Aaron Brooks is worth watching to fill the #Twolves guard want. This still holds true from last night. Look for it to happen and for him to be on the court w/ the #Twolves Saturday.
Darren Wolfson: As stated on @1500ESPN today and on recent podcasts for weeks, free agent Aaron Brooks is worth watching to fill the #Twolves guard want.
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