Suns' Kevin Durant, coach Mike Budenholzer share intense moment in comeback win over Clippers

Phoenix Suns prima Kevin Durant and caput manager Mike Budenholzer were caught successful an aggravated infinitesimal during the team’s triumph Tuesday nighttime against the Los Angeles Clippers.

Durant walked backmost to the seat erstwhile it appeared Budenholzer was trying to archer him something. Cameras caught Budenholzer grabbing Durant’s limb and the prima hoops subordinate ripping it away. The 2 had much words earlier resetting and getting connected with the game.

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Phoenix Suns guardant Kevin Durant, #35, shields the shot from Los Angeles Clippers defender Bogdan Bogdanovic, #10, during the archetypal fractional of an NBA hoops crippled connected Tuesday, March 4, 2025 successful Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Phoenix won the crippled 119-117 with Durant scoring 34 points. The Suns rallied from a 23-point shortage and trailed the Clippers by 19 points successful the 4th quarter. 

Durant downplayed the infinitesimal successful the postgame property conference.

"That’s what usually happens erstwhile you don’t cognize the dynamics of a relationship," helium said, via PHNX Sports. "You drawback thing connected TV, you get a quote, and present you’re pushing that communicative arsenic if maine and Bud don’t bash that s--- each the time.

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Phoenix Suns guardant Kevin Durant, #35, drives past Los Angeles Clippers defender Kris Dunn, #8, during the archetypal fractional of an NBA hoops crippled connected Tuesday, March 4, 2025 successful Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

"We’re competitory arsenic 2 individuals who privation to spot things done the close way. Sometimes, my mode ain’t the mode Bud privation to bash it and vice versa. … If we some didn’t care, we wouldn’t person worldly similar that."

Durant said helium was gladsome the Suns picked up the win.

Phoenix has had an up-and-down play with Durant calling retired the team’s show successful their astir caller nonaccomplishment to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Phoenix is 29-33 connected the twelvemonth and sits 3 games down the Dallas Mavericks for the last spot successful clinching a berth into the play-in tournament.

Phoenix Suns caput manager Mike Budenholzer calls to players successful the 2nd fractional of an NBA hoops crippled against the Memphis Grizzlies connected Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 successful Memphis, Tennessee. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

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The Clippers, who are ninth successful the Western Conference, are 32-29.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.