PHOENIX – Former four-time All-Star DeMarcus Cousins reported that the Phoenix Suns had “multiple fist fights” this past season. Cousins states that a player told him this information, but that answer wasn’t good enough for 15-time All-Star Kevin Durant. The 36-year-old took to X to respond and deny the allegations, while dismissing Cousins report altogether as the team never came close to trading blows.
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Jan 29, 2025; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant (35) with guard Bradley Beal (3) and Devin Booker (1) against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Footprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
Durant’s posts responding to DeMarcus Cousins’ report:
Durant isn’t shy to call out fake reports and Friday’s exchange on X was no different. The trio of Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal are all notoriously considered non-confrontational people, and the same can be said for the rest of the roster. A report of grown adults having fist fights in the locker room like out on the school yard is a far fetched allegation.
Dec 1, 2023; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal (left) on the bench with forward Kevin Durant (center) and guard Devin Booker against the Denver Nuggets at Footprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Phoenix had a rough 2024-2025 season, missing the playoffs at an embarrassing 36-46 record. However, Booker and Beal have endured similar rough stretches earlier in their career and likely understand how to compartmentalize those feelings when off the court in a non-violent matter.
Players fighting behind the scene isn’t anything new, with Draymond Green famously punching Jordan Poole in 2022 and Bobby Portis giving Nikola Mirotic a concussion in 2017. However, the Suns doesn’t have a player on the roster as emotional or aggressive as Green and Portis, making the claim less believable.
Sep 30, 2024; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) and Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic (20) and Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant (35) and Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal (3) and Phoenix Suns guard Tyus Jones (21) pose for a photo during Media Day at Footprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images
Durant is likely gone within the week, with the Suns gaging offers from around the league. Despite his expected departure, the former MVP is still defending his teammates from a false report that would defame the roster.
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Reporter Tanner Tortorella covers general assignment for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on his X account, @TannerTSports
