Devin Booker rips officiating: It's my first time in 11 years

Kellan Olson: Devin Booker emphasized spacing this morning and how important it is against a defense like this, particularly in the small-ball lineups. Jordan Ott in pregame said OKC "forces you be perfect or close to perfect" with those types of details. — 4/22/2026 x.com

Duane Rankin: "I think we need to figure out our spacing a little bit better. Foreign lineups we're kind of searching at a bad time, but that's what it takes sometimes." Devin Booker on Suns going small with say Haywood Highsmith at the 5. Suns at Thunder Game 2 tonight. #Suns #ThunderUp — 4/22/2026 x.com

Duane Rankin: "It's important. Always is important, but especially versus this team. We know how they shift for each other. We know how they help each other on the defensive end. Iso ball will not get it done." Devin Booker as Suns face OKC for Game 2 after losing Game 1 by 35 points. #Suns — 4/22/2026 x.com

Draymond Green: And I just kept saying, “So, I punched you, you know, and he didn’t want to answer.” And so I kept asking him and then finally he was like, “Uh, man, I said I moved on, Dray. I ain’t know. I said I moved on.” And I asked again, so I punched you, you know, he got a little testy and started making some comments. So, I made some comments back to him, but make no mistake about it, man. Book, that’s my young fella. Always have been. That relationship stems back to Book being in high school. And ain’t nothing going to change that relationship. We had that moment. What really pissed me off was we got ejected. We weren’t cursing at each other or anything. We were talking back and forth. And as you can see by AD prank show, I don’t do well with like shut up techs, you know, like I’m going to give you a tech. So you guys have to stop talking. That sh*t don’t work for me. — 4/20/2026 YouTube

Draymond Green: So, obviously Devin Booker and I got ejected. Devin Booker told Scott Foster that I punched him in the stomach, which is a lie. Number one, a punch is with a close fist. Number two, it’s very obvious I was taking a foul. So, Scott Foster goes to review it, realizes I didn’t punch him in the stomach, and he call an away from the play foul. Guy’s passing the ball. So I’m not sure how it’s away from the play, but I think that’s Scott Foster’s way of well, there’s not really much here for me to call a flagrant foul or a technical foul, but I feel I need to do something. And so he calls it away from the play foul, which to me made absolutely no sense. However, I was standing on the sideline and Book was shooting a free throw and I was saying, “Yo, Book, I punched you.” — 4/20/2026 YouTube

Duane Rankin: "It's nothing man. I've been there before and I understand the situation. My big brother used to beat me in NBA Live back in the day and I'd throw a fit. He's a competitor. He loves the sport." Devin Booker on his interaction with Draymond Green that led to Green being ejected in 4th quarter of Suns win over Warriors. #Suns #DubNation — 4/18/2026 x.com

John Gambadoro: Devin Booker fourth quarter struggles continue - no baskets and 3 points all on free throws — 4/15/2026 x.com

Duane Rankin: "He had it going the whole night. I can take that shot, too to force overtime, but I saw Jrue (Holiday) sleeping a little bit and Jalen shifted to the open space." Devin Booker on finding Jalen Green for 3-point look Green missed for the win as Suns lost 114-110 in 7-8 play-in game. #Suns #RipCity. — 4/15/2026 x.com

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