During Game 2 of the Suns-Thunder playoff series, Devin Booker publicly criticized a game official by name. Now, DeMarcus Cousins has added his own point by calling for changes to referee accountability standards.
After the second loss in the series, and with all the noise surrounding the officiating, it’s not something that interests me or feels worth diving into right now.
The Phoenix Suns are down 2-0 in their series against the Oklahoma City Thunder, and you can tell that Game 2 had them livid. If anything, it was more about the officiating, as there were several questionable calls that were in the Thunder’s favor.
Now that we’ve got the first two games over with in Oklahoma City, the series is heading to the desert. It’s been a rough couple of games, with OKC dominating for just about every quarter, winning 7 of the 8 quarters thus far in convincing fashion.
Playoff basketball is a pressure cooker. The lights are brighter, the physical toll is heavier, and the margins for error are razor-thin. When a team finds itself staring down the barrel of a 2-0 series deficit, the frustration is bound to boil over.
After a strong close in their 120-107 Game 2 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, things seem to be trending up for the Phoenix Suns ahead of Game 3 in Phoenix tomorrow.
The Phoenix Suns have seen their culture shift since the addition of Dillon Brooks to the organization, and now the franchise hopes he can help lead them to a couple of big wins in the NBA playoffs.
After a day of absorbing and analyzing Game 2, the focus shifts to Game 3 between the Phoenix Suns and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Phoenix returns home for its first postseason game in nearly three years, and the challenge in front of them is real.
The Phoenix Suns were always going to face an uphill battle going against the defending-champion Oklahoma City Thunder in first round, but the most important part was controlling what they can control.
Devin Booker singled out NBA referee James Williams on Wednesday after the Phoenix Suns fell to 0-2 in their first-round series against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
LeBron's career can't go on forever, can it? If it were to end tomorrow, it would be the greatest run of sustained excellence the league has ever seen.
One day after calling a referee's performance "terrible," Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker received a $35,000 fine from the NBA on Thursday for his comments -- but he did receive some vindication from the league.
The NBA’s decision to fine Devin Booker $35,000 while rescinding his technical foul reveals a contradiction the league can’t easily explain away. If the call was wrong, fans naturally ask, why punish the reaction more than the mistake?
Suns star Devin Booker has been fined $35K for his public criticism of the Game 2 referee crew, the NBA announced (via Twitter). Booker was not shy in expressing his disagreement with the technical foul he received in the third quarter while saving a ball, which he claimed was prompted by the Thunder’s Alex Caruso telling the referee to call it.
The conversation around officiating has once again taken center stage, as Dillon Brooks addressed both officiating and his matchup with Shai Gilgeous Alexander.
OKLAHOMA CITY – The conversation surrounding the Phoenix Suns took a sharper turn when ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins delivered a pointed critique of both the Phoenix Suns and Devin Booker.
PHOENIX — Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia has Devin Booker’s back after the All-Star publicly called out officiating in Wednesday’s loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Oklahoma City Thunder took a 2-0 lead over the Phoenix Suns following Wednesday's 120-107 win, but it was not without a key injury and poor execution down the stretch.
Last season, Jalen Green struggled as the Golden State Warriors upset his Houston Rockets in the first round of the playoffs. Now a Phoenix Sun, Green got payback.