After dropping a second straight game in Oklahoma City, the Phoenix Suns star guard Devin Booker voiced frustration with the officiating during his post-game media session.
When asked about a technical foul in the third quarter, Booker said he never received a clear explanation.
The call came after he was bumped by Jaylin Williams and attempted to save the ball while falling out of bounds, resulting in both a personal foul on Williams and a technical on Booker following lobbying from Alex Caruso.
“It’s definitely something that has to be looked into,” Booker said. “I heard Caruso tell him to call the tech and he ended up doing it. In my 11 years, I haven’t called a ref out by name, but James (Williams) was terrible tonight, through and through.
“It’s bad for the sport, bad for the integrity of the sport. People are going to start viewing this as a WWE if they’re not held responsible.”
Booker was also called for two offensive fouls while being defended by Caruso, including one officials ruled an “unnatural shooting motion,” which he strongly disagreed with.
“It just feels disrespectful,” he said of the officiating. “I know I haven’t won a championship in this league, but I have been in it for 11 years now. So to get to this point to be treated like that, for me to even be saying something out loud, it’s bad.
” … This is my first time (criticizing the officiating) in 11 years, but it’s needed. Whatever I get fined for it, everybody can pull the clips and see where the frustration is from.”
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— Hoops Rumors (@HoopsRumors) April 23, 2026
