Kevin Durant’s 43 points carried the Phoenix Suns ’ scoring load during Devin Booker’s absence, but the Detroit Pistons handed the Suns their second straight loss, 133-125, on Saturday. Bradley Beal put up 26 points, six rebounds, five assists, and Tyus Jones shot a nearly perfect 7-of-8 in the losing effort.

The Dallas Mavericks may be without Luka Doncic for an extended period of time. Doncic exited Wednesday's game with a calf injury.

Television viewership is down from this time a year ago. This matters to Kevin Durant, a 14-time All-Star who's seen what the NBA can do.

Shortly thereafter, Durant logged onto X and started firing off posts, many of which were directed at fans complaining about the NBA. The first post was in response to a user lamenting the fact that San Antonio Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama and New York Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns shot threes over each other instead of dunking on each other.