US EditionDevin Booker, Dillon Brooks Rip Refs After Suns' NBA Playoffs Loss to Thunder, 'Feels Disrespectful'
Booker said the officiating deserved a look after a technical foul and a double-technical sequence helped shape Oklahoma City’s 120-107 win.
- The defending champion Thunder took a 2-0 series lead Wednesday, defeating the Suns 120-107 in a game where Suns star Devin Booker received a technical foul after a hustle play involving Oklahoma City's Jaylin Williams.
- Booker criticized the officiating after the loss, stating "In my 11 years, I haven't called a ref out by name, but James was terrible tonight through and through" regarding referee DeRosa's technical call.
- Brooks, who scored 30 points before fouling out, challenged playoff officiating: "I don't get why all the dropping and the falling and the flopping and the flailing is allowed when we get to the playoffs."
- Gilgeous-Alexander dismissed the complaints, saying Brooks' antics did not bother him; he attempted 17 free throws in Game 1 and vowed "All I can do is try to go out there and win basketball games for my team."
- Aware that public criticism of officials could trigger a league fine, Booker stated he considered the cost "worth paying" as the Suns attempt to recover from the 2-0 deficit.
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Suns star Devin Booker torches refs after team loses to Thunder by 13 in Game 2
The Phoenix Suns dug themselves a hole in their first-round NBA playoffs series against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night, losing Game 2 120-107.Suns star Devin Booker appeared to have an ax to grind against the officiating following the game. Booker had 30 points on 12-of-23 shooting with six rebounds. But with only four Suns players in double figures, it was apparently the referees’ fault for throwing the game into flux.CLICK HERE F…
Devin Booker, Dillon Brooks Rip Refs After Suns' NBA Playoffs Loss to Thunder, 'Feels Disrespectful'
Devin Booker and Dillon Brooks were not happy with the officiating during the Phoenix Suns' 120-107 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 2 of their Western Conference playoff series on Wednesday night.
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