35 year old Kevin Durant has somehow been the most consistent superstar for the Phoenix Suns this 2023-24 season. He once again led the Suns in scoring tonight against the Jazz with him dropping 38 points while grabbing and dishing out 9 rebounds and assists, respectively. Devin Booker, who played in just his 4th game of the season, provided much needed help in orchestrating the offense as he dropped 15 assists and committed just one turnover in the process.
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KD was asked about this level of efficiency from Booker and in return, delivered quite the cheeky response.
“I asked him on the bench, ‘Was that a career high?’ He was just nodding his head. It was in the heat of the moment but I still wanted to know that. But the one turnover. Come on man.”
“I asked him on the bench was that a career high. He was just nodding his head. It was in the heat of the moment but I still wanted to know that.”
Kevin Durant on asking Devin Booker about career-high 15 assists to just one turnover.
“But the one turnover. Come on man.” #Suns pic.twitter.com/AFLRa1ySKg
— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) November 18, 2023
Of course, KD is being playfully sarcastic in this moment as he’s incredibly impressed with how Booker played tonight. He would go on to speak about how him and Book are both ‘natural point guards’ and how that has helped them set up offenses for others and for themselves.
Kevin Durant: “I think [Devin Booker & I are] natural point guards too. We’re natural basketball players. We can play every position. We don’t need anybody to set us up. We can set people up and be set up as well.” pic.twitter.com/Hkbiu3eM3N
— Oh no he didn’t (@ohnohedidnt24) November 18, 2023
Bradley Beal hasn’t been available for the Suns
With how lethal the Suns look offensively with just Kevin Durant and Devin Booker at the helm, one can only imagine what they would look like with Bradley Beal back in the lineup and in form. Unfortunately for Suns fans, the ‘Big 3’ has not made their debut yet together this regular season
Beal has missed a majority of his games this year due to lower back injuries/soreness and is expected to miss another 3 weeks due to the same, which is now a lower back strain. He’s played in just 3 games this year which isn’t a whole lot less than what Booker’s played but the latter’s injury seems to have healed quite well.
The former Wizard on the other hand has continually had to deal with disappointing setbacks. About a week ago, Beal did speak out about going in and out of the lineup, claiming it isn’t easy and that there is a level of frustration with not being able to suit up every night.
“Once we’re at full strength, I think we’ll have a great idea of who we can be.”
I asked Bradley Beal about the frustration of guys being in and out of the lineup and how the Suns are chomping at the bit to get healthy and get going: pic.twitter.com/PFbxg5m4w7
— Gerald Bourguet (@GeraldBourguet) November 11, 2023
