The Pool Report interview was conducted by Dustin Dopirak of the Indianapolis Star with Crew Chief Tony Brothers following today’s Brooklyn at Indiana game.

March 20, 2025

QUESTION: Why were technicals assessed to Trendon Watford (2), Myles Turner and Andrew Nembhard for their confrontation in the fourth quarter? 

 BROTHERS: Watford pushed both Turner and Nembhard and each of them pushed Watford so that’s why each of them were assessed one technical and he [Watford] was assessed two.

QUESTION: Were any other players found to have left the bench when they weren’t supposed to, and will there be any penalty for that imposed?

 BROTHERS: During the game, they don’t do anything during the game, it’s a function of the league office, not the officials on the floor.  We would only penalize unsportsmanlike acts on the floor that occurred.

QUESTION: Why was Andrew Nembhard assessed a second technical foul? 

 BROTHERS: Vulgar language twice.  He was given the opportunity to just walk away, and he used vulgar language towards an official twice.