Suns’ Trio of Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal, Devin Booker Lost Their Minds Over Wild Bucket vs. Jazz

The Phoenix stars couldn’t help but react to Yuta Watanabe’s awesome play.
Suns’ Trio of Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal, Devin Booker Lost Their Minds Over Wild Bucket vs. Jazz
Suns’ Trio of Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal, Devin Booker Lost Their Minds Over Wild Bucket vs. Jazz /
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A picture is worth a thousand words, especially when Suns forward Yuta Watanabe makes an incredible play.

The new Suns star went all out coming off the bench in the 21 minutes he played on Saturday night vs. the Jazz. At one point during the game, Watanabe stole the ball off an opponent and brought it back to Phoenix’s side of the court and made a layup. The Suns bench was in awe.

A photo of Suns star players Kevin DurantDevin Booker and Bradley Beal reacting to this Watanabe play went viral after the game. The photo, taken by The Arizona Republic’s Patrick Breen, shows Beal holding Durant and Booker back while they all shout.

Here’s a video of the play the Suns trio was reacting to.

Watanabe finished the game with seven points and four rebounds. Beal and Booker didn’t play as they are dealing with injuries, but Durant led the Suns with 26 points and seven assists. The Suns won 126–104 to move to 2–1 on the season.


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Madison Williams
MADISON WILLIAMS

Madison Williams is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where she specializes in tennis but covers a wide range of sports from a national perspective. Before joining SI in 2022, Williams worked at The Sporting News. Having graduated from Augustana College, she completed a master’s in sports media at Northwestern University. She is a dog mom and an avid reader.