Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks during an NBA game.
The Phoenix Suns have a new off-court storyline hours before Friday night’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans:TMZ reported early March 6 that forward Dillon Brooks was arrested in Scottsdale on a DUI allegation and later released. TMZ said Brooks was taken into custody at about 2 a.m. local time and released around 3:20 a.m.; as of Friday morning, the Suns had not publicly announced any discipline or provided a formal comment.
That is the immediate answer to the Dillon Brooks DUI question, and it matters today because Phoenix is back on the floor Friday night, March 6, against New Orleans before hosting Charlotte on March 8. Brooks was already unavailable because of a fractured left hand, so the short-term basketball impact is more about team optics and any possible league or team response than a same-day lineup scratch.
Key Points
TMZ reported Brooks was arrested in Scottsdale early Friday on a DUI allegation and later released.
Brooks is already out with a left-hand fracture and had surgery in late February.
Phoenix’s next three games are March 6 vs. New Orleans, March 8 vs. Charlotte, and March 10 at Milwaukee.
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BREAKING: Dillon Brooks was arrested for DUI in Scottsdale, per TMZ
Suns News: Dillon Brooks Reportedly Arrested for DUI
TMZ’s report is the current primary source on the arrest. The outlet said authorities told it Brooks was arrested in Scottsdale around 2 a.m. Friday and released a little more than an hour later.FOX 10 Phoenix also picked up the report later Friday morning.
Brett Siegel
Phoenix Suns wing Dillon Brooks was busted for DUI early this morning in Scottsdale around 2 AM, via @TMZ.
He was released from custody around 3:20 AM.
At this stage, the key distinction is that this is a reported arrest, not a league-announced suspension or a court outcome. Unless Phoenix or the NBA comments later Friday, that leaves the story in a wait-and-see phase from a discipline standpoint. That is a meaningful angle for Suns fans because Brooks is one of the team’s highest-usage wings and one of its most physical defenders when healthy. His 2025-26 scoring average sits at a career-high 20.9 points per game, according to ESPN, while Basketball-Reference lists him at 50 starts in 50 appearances this season.
His hand injury has slowed the Suns’ strong start to the season.
Dillon Brooks Injury
Brooks was already out before Friday’s arrest report surfaced. The NBA’s official injury report for the March 5 slate listed him as out with a left-hand fracture, andNBA.com/AP-reported coverage said Brooks underwent surgery to repair the fractured hand and would miss at least four to six weeks before re-evaluation.
That timeline matters because it pushes his expected return window into late March or early April, depending on recovery. In other words, Phoenix was already planning rotation minutes without him. The practical depth-chart effect is that the Suns will continue leaning on their available wing group while Brooks rehabs, with the team also juggling other injury absences entering Friday.
Dillon Brooks Contract
Brooks is not a fringe roster piece.Spotrac lists him on a four-year, $86,000,001 contract with a $21.5 million average annual value, and his 2025-26 base salary is listed at $21,124,110. Spotrac also notes the deal is fully guaranteed.
That is important context for any Suns news cycle involving Brooks because Phoenix made a significant financial commitment to him, and he has rewarded that with one of the best scoring seasons of his career before the hand injury. It also means any prolonged absence or discipline storyline lands on a player who was expected to be part of Phoenix’s core rotation for the stretch run.
Contract-wise, there is no mystery about Brooks’ roster standing. He is a major salary-slot player, not a back-end piece, which raises the stakes of any off-court development.
What happens next?
Phoenix’s next public pressure points are simple: whether the Suns comment, whether the NBA comments, and whether any formal legal details become public beyond the initial TMZ report. From a basketball standpoint, Brooks remains out anyway, so the immediate on-court focus stays on Phoenix’s March 6 game against New Orleans and how the Suns manage the wing rotation without him.
Other Things to Watch
Will the Suns or NBA respond to the Dillon Brooks DUI report?
What Brooks’ injury absence means for Phoenix’s wing rotation
The timeline for Brooks’ return before the postseason
How Brooks’ contract and role raise the stakes for Phoenix