For the second-straight year, the Phoenix Suns took a visit to owner Mat Ishbia’s mortgage company, United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), ahead of their preseason matchup against the Detroit Pistons.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!“Was awesome having the @Suns come back to @UWMlending yesterday to see our campus and meet our team members,” Ishbia posted on X. “It was a really fun tour with a lot of excitement, and look forward to watching the Suns play the Pistons on Michigan State’s campus tonight.”
Was awesome having the @Suns come back to @UWMlending yesterday to see our campus and meet our team members. It was a really fun tour with a lot of excitement, and look forward to watching the Suns play the Pistons on Michigan State’s campus tonight. pic.twitter.com/ZcDQSVmN60
— Mat Ishbia (@Mishbia15) October 8, 2024
As Ishbia mentioned, the Suns will now play a special game at his alma mater, Michigan State, against Detroit tonight. Ishbia was a walk-on at Michigan State under legendary coach Tom Izzo, who is still at the school, for four years and part of the 2000 national championship team.
Grateful for the opportunity to have the Phoenix Suns play the Detroit Pistons on Michigan State’s campus! With the positive impact Coach Izzo has made on my life and East Lansing being so close to Devin Booker’s hometown, it was a no-brainer to bring our team here to have this… pic.twitter.com/Mf7iU0ag6D
— Mat Ishbia (@Mishbia15) September 4, 2024
This will be a home game for Detroit and the Pistons will return to East Lansing for a preseason contest for the first time since 2018. Devin Booker also has a lot of ties to Michigan and continues to show his fandom for Michigan-based teams after growing up in Grand Rapids, which is about 45 minutes from East Lansing.
Booker was very close to going to Michigan State, but ended up playing his one season of college basketball at Kentucky.
“It was a dream of mine,” Booker said. “I know Michigan State fans might hate to hear it, but it definitely was my runner-up option. Somewhere where all my close friends went. I actually went up there after my rookie year game against the Pistons. I went to Michigan State to kick it with the homies. There’s a lot of history there.”
(via AZ Central’s Duane Rankin)
"I still think we had a look at a few more."
"The quicker we can ramp up the communication, the better."
Devin Booker on 3s and defense in Suns win vs. Lakers.
Suns-Pistons at Michigan St. Tuesday.
Spartans "runner-up" to UK for Booker, who is from nearby Grand Rapids. #Suns pic.twitter.com/h8hSUIbqQI
— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) October 7, 2024
The Suns and Pistons tip off at 4:00 p.m. MST tonight and will also play each other on Friday night in Phoenix.
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Brendan Mau is a senior writer covering the Phoenix Suns and more for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on X via @Brendan_Mau
