The Phoenix Sunst star, Kevin Durant, and chief coach Mike Budenholzer were caught at an intense moment during the team’s victory on Tuesday night against the Los Angeles clippers.
Durant returned to the bank when it seemed that Budenholzer was trying to tell him something. The cameras caught Budenholzer grabbing Durant’s arm and the star basketball player started it. The two had more words before restoring and continuing with the game.
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The Phoenix Suns striker Kevin Durant, #35, protects the ball of the Los Angeles Guard Clippers Bogdan Bogdanovic, #10, during the first half of a Basketball match of the NBA on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Phoenix won the 119-117 game with Durant scoring 34 points. The Suns recovered from a 23 -point deficit and followed the clippers per 19 points in the fourth quarter.
Durant minimized the moment at the press conference after the game.
“That is what usually happens when you don’t know the dynamics of a relationship,” he said, through Phnx Sports. “Cross something on television, you get an appointment, and now you are pressing that narrative as if Bud and I didn’t do that, all the time.
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The Phoenix Suns striker Kevin Durant, #35, leads to the Los Angeles Clippers Guard, Kris Dunn, #8, during the first half of a NBA basketball match on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
“We are competitive as two people who want to see things done in the right way. Sometimes, my way is not the way Bud wants to do it and vice versa … If we both cared for us, we would not have things like that.”
Durant said he was happy that the Suns obtained the victory.
Phoenix has had an upward season with Durant calling for the team’s performance in his most recent defeat against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Phoenix has 29-33 in the year and is located three games behind the Dallas Mavericks for the last place by securing a place in the game tournament.
The chief coach of the Phoenix Suns, Mike Budenholzer, calls the players in the second half of a NBA basketball match against the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo AP/Brandon Dill)
The clippers, which are ninth at the West Conference, are 32-29.
