"I thought we played with great energy. I thought we did a great job of prioritizing Booker and making it difficult on him with denials and ball pressure and a crowd on him," Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault said.

When one of many approached him midway through the second quarter of the Thunder’s 99-83 win on Friday in the NBA Cup opener, the Suns guard conceded the ball.  Booker’s possessions felt possessed.

The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the shorthanded Phoenix Suns 99-83 to begin their 2024 Emirates NBA Cup campaign. Phoenix shot an anemic 22-for-75 (29.3%) from t