Kevin Durant’s 43 points carried the Phoenix Suns ’ scoring load during Devin Booker’s absence, but the Detroit Pistons handed the Suns their second straight loss, 133-125, on Saturday. Bradley Beal put up 26 points, six rebounds, five assists, and Tyus Jones shot a nearly perfect 7-of-8 in the losing effort.

Devin Booker is out for the Phoenix Suns' Friday game against the Mavericks as well as their Saturday game against the Golden State Warriors.

Television viewership is down from this time a year ago. This matters to Kevin Durant, a 14-time All-Star who's seen what the NBA can do.

Shortly thereafter, Durant logged onto X and started firing off posts, many of which were directed at fans complaining about the NBA. The first post was in response to a user lamenting the fact that San Antonio Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama and New York Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns shot threes over each other instead of dunking on each other.

Phoenix Suns' superstar Kevin Durant loved the 6-of-6 start from 3 in Wednesday’s 110-100 Christmas win Wednesday over the Denver Nuggets at Footprint Center. He isn’t so sure the fans enjoyed it. “We know the fans hate 3s, but we generated a lot of ...