The debut of the new Phoenix Suns “Big Three” of Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal was highly anticipated. TNT’s Reggie Miller was so excited that he had to be told live on air that Durant was ruled out of the Suns’ match against the Golden State Warriors due to an ankle injury.
The post from The Athletic’s Shams Charania reporting on Durant’s injury did not get many views on Xwitter. However, his post the following afternoon, revealing that Durant was ready to play against the Brooklyn Nets, received over 600,000 views in under an hour.
The game was not scheduled for national television, so most fans would have to follow through social media. The Suns were considered the Western Conference’s best chance to defeat the Denver Nuggets going into the 2023-24 season. The uncertainty surrounding Durant’s injury made fans eager for the game to confirm the debut of the Suns’ dynamic trio.
The game did not make it to national television due to other programming, but fans awaited the moment to see the trio in action.