On Wednesday, the Suns are trailing the Nuggets 2-0 in a best-of-seven series in the western conference semifinals.
In this series so far the Suns have not shot the ball well, have had a hard time getting to the foul line as they only shot 5 free throws in Game 2, and is getting manhandled physically in the paint by Nikola Jokic.
Going back to game 1 of the series there was a viral video that went around social media of Suns Center Deandre Ayton looking at the ball while other people were trying to rebound the basketball for him which made a lot of Suns fans unhappy with the effort.
DeAndre Ayton, Suns Center, watching KD battle for a rebound against Jokic ???????? pic.twitter.com/Zz23EXZvts
— Joe The Analyst (@SheWantMo_Joe) April 30, 2023
During practice today Ayton was asked by Arizona Sports Kellan Olsen about the viral video and Ayton didn’t like the narrative that’s being pointed against him.
.@KellanOlson asked Deandre Ayton about ESPN’s Game 1 clip of him standing by the basket and commented with “????????”
Ayton: “It’s just funny how they just pick out that one thing. I don’t know what you wanted me to do right there, but yeah. Things like that, it’s just kinda weird.” pic.twitter.com/wJPBk6k7hk
— Gerald Bourguet (@GeraldBourguet) May 4, 2023
Fans have criticized Ayton in the past for lack of effort on the glass. Now with the Suns down 0-2, there’s little room for error for a player that a lot of people believe has the potential to be a top 5 Center in the league.
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Game 3 is set for tomorrow between the Suns and the Nuggets, let’s see if they can get off on the right foot going into a must-win game at the Footprint Center.
