Devin Booker said to ‘pull the clips’ from Suns-Thunder Game 2. We did

Devin Booker intentionally expressed his dismay over the officiating after the Suns’ Game 2 loss to the Thunder.

“Whatever I get fined for, everybody can pull the clips and see where the frustration comes from,” he said Wednesday night.

But where was his empathy?

It came without an ounce of concern for Chet Holmgrem or Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who were the victims of Phoenix’s over-the-line antics. Didn’t you see this?

Ah yes a foul on Oso Ighodaro. pic.twitter.com/fveBtx8K4f

— Mike Vigil (@protectedpick) April 23, 2026

How about this felony committed by Collin Gillespie, who violently hit Holmgren in a very natural shooting motion?

It's not just SGA, it's the whole team 😂 pic.twitter.com/2Ehqc2vHD7

— BrickCenter (@BrickCenter_) April 23, 2026

Losing the sarcasm: The Suns’ gripe might be futile considering the point differentials in two losses to begin this series.

Reality is the Thunder are an awesome team, who have the NBA’s top defense because of their personnel and their athleticism. Phoenix has not gotten killed on free throws, losing the point differential by just two in a 120-107 Game 2 loss and only eight in a 119-84 series-opening blowout.

Nor have the blown whistles gotten any Phoenix players in grave foul trouble.

But the plays that mirror one another have not gotten the same whistles, depending on who was wearing the jersey. That is likely what digs at the Suns and tests their emotional stability.

On Wednesday, a push-off by Suns forward Dillon Brooks got an offensive-foul call, while a similar ducked shoulder plus a quick forearm shove into Gillespie by Gilgeous-Alexander was a non-call.

Pulling clips. pic.twitter.com/rvyhTKtWEZ

— Kevin Zimmerman (@KZimmermanAZ) April 23, 2026

I mean this has to be called as a push off 😭

Dillon Brooks got called for this earlier in the game pic.twitter.com/07gtmjrLdP

— Fliff (@fliff) April 23, 2026

Booker going up for a jumper through contact and Gilgeous-Alexander doing the same got completely different calls, too. The Suns guard got an offensive foul call. Gilgeous-Alexander got to the foul stripe.

When the @NBA referees have a preference for OKC. First Booker did not hit Caruso at any time who did not have a position either. Challenge the play and the referees confirmed their incompetence. pic.twitter.com/CbZV8NiURx

— BasqueTradamus (@basketradamus) April 23, 2026

You have gotta watch this one!!

Shai just hurt his hand after flopping and pretending he got hit. What has the NBA become!? 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/HwaWG6GxGh

— HeroOfTheDay (@Hero_OfThe_Day) April 23, 2026

“They said unnatural shooting motion, hit (Alex) Caruso,” Booker said of one offensive foul call. “But Caruso is moving forward on that, and if that’s an unnatural shooting motion compared to what guys are doing to get fouls nowadays — you can play them side by side. I’ll let you guys be the judge. Pull the clips. Run it back. I’m surprised this is happening on national TV, in playoff games.'”

And that’s before we get to Booker’s technical for trying to save a ball inbounds — we think. The Suns said the referees did not give them an explanation.

Everyone tries to figure out why Devin Booker received a tech pic.twitter.com/YVtg5xe5j0

— MrBuckBuck (@MrBuckBuckNBA) April 23, 2026

Booker has a fine incoming.

How the referees respond and adjust to that public criticism that appears warranted is the question for Game 3 on Saturday in Phoenix.

If you want to laugh about it …

Let’s go to Instagram, where quickly growing sports impersonator Henry Marken, playing a rec league official, broke down some of the Suns’ fouls against Gilgeous-Alexander.

 

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Marken has been on top of this trend since Game 1.

 

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