PHOENIX — Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker felt he had to give the team’s fans joy Wednesday night.
The Suns and their audience for their 132-101 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder at Footprint Center were understandably shocked once forward Kevin Durant was ruled out of what was expected to be his home debut with the team fewer than 20 minutes remaining until tip-off. Outside of cheers for Booker and another tenured Sun, center Deandre Ayton, when they were called in the starting five, the team’s fans were very quiet during the first six-and-a-half minutes of the game.