The Memphis Grizzlies hosted the Phoenix Suns at FedEx Forum in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States on the evening of November 24, 2023. Kevin Durant, 35, was out for the matchup due to right foot soreness.
The Phoenix Sun’s injury report released on the evening of November 23, 2023 did not include Durant’s injury. It was only included on the morning of November 24, 2023.
Born in Washington, D.C., USA, Durant made his National Basketball Association debut in 2007 with the Seattle SuperSonics, which was renamed Oklahoma City Thunder in 2008. He joined the Golden State Warriors on July 7, 2016 and the Brooklyn Nets on July 7, 2019.
On February 9, 2023, the Brooklyn Nets traded Durant and T.J. Warren to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Cameron Johnson, Jae Crowder and Mikal Bridges. On March 1, 2023, Durant made his Phoenix Suns debut.
Taylor Jenkins has been the head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies since June 11, 2019. Frank Vogel has been the head coach of Phoenix Suns since June 6, 2023.
On November 24, 2023, the Memphis Grizzlies lost to the Phoenix Suns by a score of 110-89. The highest individual scores were 40 by the winning team’s Devin Brooker, 21 by the losing team’s Santi Aldama and 20 by Durant and Brooker’s teammate Eric Gordon.
Aside from Brooker and Aldama, Keita Bates-Diop, Jusuf Nurkic, Grayson Allen, Josh Okogie, Chimezie Metu, Nassir Little and Jordan Goodwin also played for the Phoenix Suns that evening. Aldama’s teammates who played were Jaren Jackson Jr., Bismack Biyombo, Desmond Bane, Jacob Gilyard, David Roddy, Derrick Rose, John Konchar, Vince Williams Jr., Shaquille Harrison, Kenneth Lofton Jr., Ziaire Williams, Jaylen Nowell and GG Jackson.
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