Kevin Durant, Bradley, Beal, Devin Booker will not play against Nuggets
Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal are sitting out the team’s second preseason game against the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets that’s being nationally televised on TNT.
Source: Arizona Republic
Source: Arizona Republic
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
What’s one thing Nuggets fans are hoping to see tonight against the Phoenix Suns?
(No Booker/KD/Beal) – 6:30 PM
What’s one thing Nuggets fans are hoping to see tonight against the Phoenix Suns?
(No Booker/KD/Beal) – 6:30 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker again voted NBA’s best shooting guard in survey of league GMs (w/videos) #Suns #NBA azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 5:19 PM
Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker again voted NBA’s best shooting guard in survey of league GMs (w/videos) #Suns #NBA azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 5:19 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Phoenix Suns Big 3 Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal out preseason game vs. Denver Nuggets (w/videos) #Suns #Nuggets azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 4:39 PM
Phoenix Suns Big 3 Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal out preseason game vs. Denver Nuggets (w/videos) #Suns #Nuggets azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 4:39 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Jusuf Nurkic went full Clay Davis when asked whether he’s seen any signs of Kevin Durant slowing down at age 35: “Shiiiiiiit.”
Went on to say he looks younger than ever, and he wouldn’t know KD was 35 if not for his birthday a few weeks ago: pic.twitter.com/dCqISiK5LZ – 2:51 PM
Jusuf Nurkic went full Clay Davis when asked whether he’s seen any signs of Kevin Durant slowing down at age 35: “Shiiiiiiit.”
Went on to say he looks younger than ever, and he wouldn’t know KD was 35 if not for his birthday a few weeks ago: pic.twitter.com/dCqISiK5LZ – 2:51 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal not playing tonight. #Suns pic.twitter.com/iXoDmXVPVn – 2:28 PM
Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal not playing tonight. #Suns pic.twitter.com/iXoDmXVPVn – 2:28 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal getting some extra work in after shootaround. They’re all out for tonight’s preseason game against the Nuggets pic.twitter.com/fR3wgTnLRQ – 2:24 PM
Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal getting some extra work in after shootaround. They’re all out for tonight’s preseason game against the Nuggets pic.twitter.com/fR3wgTnLRQ – 2:24 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal getting up shots. #Suns pic.twitter.com/AgsccpWTne – 2:18 PM
Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal getting up shots. #Suns pic.twitter.com/AgsccpWTne – 2:18 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
“Opportunity.”
Chimezie Metu on Suns players seeing more action with Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal sitting tonight. #Suns pic.twitter.com/lxY3XK5AO8 – 2:15 PM
“Opportunity.”
Chimezie Metu on Suns players seeing more action with Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal sitting tonight. #Suns pic.twitter.com/lxY3XK5AO8 – 2:15 PM
Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
No Devin Booker, Kevin Durant or Bradley Beal tonight for the Suns, per the team – 1:58 PM
No Devin Booker, Kevin Durant or Bradley Beal tonight for the Suns, per the team – 1:58 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal are all out for tonight’s game – 1:58 PM
Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal are all out for tonight’s game – 1:58 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Players with 100+ steals, 100+ blocks and 100+ 3-pointers in a season:
— Draymond Green
— Kevin Durant
— Shawn Marion
— Rasheed Wallace
— Robert Horry
Draymond and Durant were the only two to make an All-NBA Team in that same season. pic.twitter.com/heFAtTOXwh – 12:25 PM
Players with 100+ steals, 100+ blocks and 100+ 3-pointers in a season:
— Draymond Green
— Kevin Durant
— Shawn Marion
— Rasheed Wallace
— Robert Horry
Draymond and Durant were the only two to make an All-NBA Team in that same season. pic.twitter.com/heFAtTOXwh – 12:25 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
‘Stepped over the line’: Paul George says ‘temperature changed’ between him and Devin Booker (w/video of their heated exchange in the 2020-21 season). #Suns #ClipperNation azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 12:10 PM
‘Stepped over the line’: Paul George says ‘temperature changed’ between him and Devin Booker (w/video of their heated exchange in the 2020-21 season). #Suns #ClipperNation azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 12:10 PM
Nick DePaula @NickDePaula
OKC Thunder’s sneaker highlights tonight:
• Chet – GT Cut 2
• Jalen Williams – Harden Vol 7
• Giddey – Kobe 4 “Mambacita”
• Cason Wallace – KD 16 pic.twitter.com/o1MXDBpvdT – 9:29 PM
OKC Thunder’s sneaker highlights tonight:
• Chet – GT Cut 2
• Jalen Williams – Harden Vol 7
• Giddey – Kobe 4 “Mambacita”
• Cason Wallace – KD 16 pic.twitter.com/o1MXDBpvdT – 9:29 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Most hyped Thunder preseason game since the very first one in OKC.
That was exactly 15 years and 1 day ago.
OKC starters that night:
Earl Watson
Kevin Durant
Jeff Green
Nick Collison
Chris Wilcox
KD played shooting guard.
Russell Westbrook came off the bench. pic.twitter.com/CUaN9ejSlb – 6:47 PM
Most hyped Thunder preseason game since the very first one in OKC.
That was exactly 15 years and 1 day ago.
OKC starters that night:
Earl Watson
Kevin Durant
Jeff Green
Nick Collison
Chris Wilcox
KD played shooting guard.
Russell Westbrook came off the bench. pic.twitter.com/CUaN9ejSlb – 6:47 PM
More on this storyline
The Suns have so much talent with Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal and Jusuf Nurkic. What do you think of this year’s team and do you think they can win it all? Shawn Marion: “Man, I think they got a chance just like anybody else, but, of course, their [championship hopes] are probably a little bit more realistic than some other teams. I just hope they stay healthy. When you stay healthy, you give yourself a chance. That’s the thing. A lot of teams deal with injuries, and they’ve been hit with the injury bug a little bit as well. But they’ve got Frank Vogel as the head coach out there now and he’s a defensive-minded guy. They just made another trade and got some other pieces to add to it — Grayson Allen and Jusuf Nurkic. I think that happened while I was out here; I was at a meeting when I got the alert and I was like, ‘Wow! They ain’t playing no games right now!’ Listen, at the end of the day, he’s trying to give himself and the organization the best chance to win. That’s what you gotta do.” -via basketballnews.com / October 10, 2023
“Very encouraging,” Vaughn said. “In the past, of some of the things he’s been able to do, and some of that, the behind-the-back, that’s part of his game. I understand that. And the pace that he plays with, unscripted and having a flair in the flow to his game, those things we want him to get back to doing was instinctive basketball. I think you saw some of that, and definitely a positive direction for him.” If Simmons had been healthy last season, sources told The Post that Kevin Durant likely would’ve stayed on in Brooklyn even without Kyrie Irving. -via New York Post / October 10, 2023
Who are your toughest covers? Alex Caruso: I get that question all the time from people I meet or guys I work out with randomly who I see for the first time. There are literally 20 names I could give you. This is how I describe it: If I follow the game plan and play really good defense, the best guys in the league—the 1-2 punches like DeMar (DeRozan) and Zach (LaVIne) for us—are still going to get their average. There’s just that much volume, transition, switches, so many opportunities. If I don’t do my job, they’ll go for 40 or 50. So you take your pick any night for toughest cover. Anybody who’s an All-Star and there are even some guys who come off the bench and average 20 a night. Jordan Clarkson is a good example. Jordan Clarkson is one of the harder guys to guard in the league because he can shoot from outside, he can shoot from midrange, he can get fouled. Makes good reads off counters. There are just so many guys in the league these days who are so skilled. There’s not one answer. There are the obvious ones, Steph (Curry), KD (Kevin Durant), LeBron (James), Devin Booker, Donovan Mitchell. Those two last year, I thought Book and Donovan Mitchell were really motivated because of the situations the teams had. It’s a really long list. -via NBC Sports Chicago / October 9, 2023
Gerald Bourguet: Final (OT): PHX 130, DET 126. Allen: 18-3-3, 7-11 FG, 3-6 3P, Booker: 12 Pts, 5-9 FG, Durant: 12 Pts, 4-7 FG, Beal: 11-4-3, 3-5 FG. All 16 Suns players who entered the game scored -via Twitter @GeraldBourguet / October 8, 2023