Following a pregame incident that involved Isaiah Stewart suckerpunching Drew Eubanks, the whistle was tight right away to start tonight’s Suns vs. Pistons matchup.
After seven combined personal fouls between the teams were assessed before the 6:36 in the first quarter, Devin Booker picked up two straight technical fouls and was thrown out of the game.
is unclear what actually transpired between Booker and the officials.
Booker had an early seven points and the Suns led 14-10 before his first technical foul. The Suns were already without Bradley Beal tonight, who has a left hamstring injury.
Former Suns’ coach Monty Williams spoke highly of Booker before the game. Williams even joked that sometimes he watches Booker and sees that Booker doesn’t have him there to calm him down anymore
Entering tonight, Booker was averaging 28.0 points on 50.1% shooting and 7.1 assists across 44 contests. This is Suns’ last game before the All-Star break, and they will now have to see if they can beat the team with the worst record in the league without their starting backcourt.
