The shorthanded Phoenix Suns are going to be stuck in the mud until Devin Booker can lift them out of it and he wasn't capable of doing so in Friday's 99-83 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Devin Booker spoke after Wednesday's blowout loss to the Kings about how he and the Suns could be better going forward.

PHOENIX -- The Phoenix Suns moved to 9-2 on the season with a victory over the Utah Jazz in the opening game of group play in NBA Cup action. A massive part of the 120-112 victory was star SG Devin Booker finding his groove once again after spending the beginning of the month in something of a slump.

The Oklahoma City Thunder opened the 2024 NBA Cup with a 99-83 win over the Phoenix Suns on Friday. In an ugly baby contest between two depleted squads, OKC blanketed Devin Booker as he was without Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal.

Devin Booker isn’t the only reason Oklahoma City dominated the Phoenix Suns, 99-83, Friday night before a sellout crowd of 18,203 at Paycom Center. He’s the most alarming one. Booker went scoreless in the first half as the Suns trailed,

Frustration boiled over in the first half of Oklahoma City Thunder’s 99-83 NBA Cup win against the Phoenix Suns. All-Star Devin Booker was scoreless (0-for-6) when he shoved Thunder guard Lu Dort to the ground in the first half,

Devin Booker was held scoreless in the first half of the Phoenix Suns' 99-83 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Friday's NBA Cup at Paycom Center. It was the first time since 2019 that Booker failed to score in a half and had an interesting response when asked about it postgame.