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Which Star Wars characters are which Arizona sports stars?

May 5, 2023, 7:24 AM | Updated: 8:21 am

May the Fourth be with you.

Thursday marked Star Wars Day, and with that, Arizona Sports’ Bickley & Marotta wanted to celebrate. The crew posed a Star Wars-themed question with a Valley sports twist, asking which movie characters best exemplified the best athletes that Arizona sports has to offer.

Player choices were Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker, forward Kevin Durant and center Deandre Ayton; Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray; and Arizona Diamondbacks rookie outfielder Corbin Carroll.

Could this be the chosen one?

Some nicknames — like Grogu aka Baby Yoda for Murray — have already gravitated themselves via the way of the force:

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