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Suns' Devin Booker explains technical, ejection and near confrontation with Gorgui Dieng

Phoenix's Kelly Oubre Jr. and Josh Jackson talk about Devin Booker being ejected in Tuesday night's 118-91 loss to Minnesota at Talking Stick Resort Arena.

Respect.

That’s what Devin Booker said about Tuesday’s exchange with Gorgui Dieng that led to his second technical foul, ejection and near altercation in the hallway between the two in the Suns' 118-91 loss to the Timberwolves at Talking Stick Resort Arena.

“It was more of an out-of-line, calling someone out of their name kind of thing from a respect standpoint from that of view,” Booker said. “Like off-the-court, man-to-man type thing.