NBA Twitter reacts to Devin Booker's injury, Phoenix Suns' loss to New Orleans Pelicans

Jeremy Cluff, Arizona Republic

April 20, 2022 at 1:10 AM·3 min read

The Phoenix Suns lost to the New Orleans Pelicans in Game 2 of their Western Conference NBA Playoffs series Tuesday night, 125-114.

But they also lost Devin Booker to a hamstring injury in the third quarter.

NBA Twitter had takes on Booker's injury, and Phoenix's loss in the aftermath of the game.

Check out some of the postgame reaction to Game 2 of the Suns vs. Pelicans series:

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Lets be honest. The season is OVER. We had a good run guys.
— andrew leezus (@AndrewLeezus) April 20, 2022

I'm gonna be sick
— Sam Cooper (@scooperhoops) April 20, 2022

Scott Foster out here getting the Pelicans to shoot 57% from three
— Bill Barnwell (@billbarnwell) April 20, 2022

"The Suns cannot win without Devin Booker," says Charles Barkley. No kidding. #NBAPlayoffs
— 🗞Bill Goodykoontz 💻 (@goodyk) April 20, 2022

Suns 1-1 going on the road.

Devin Booker and Dario Saric hurt.

Warriors look unbeatable.

If the Suns somehow win the title, it will be the greatest ring of all-time…
— andrew leezus (@AndrewLeezus) April 20, 2022

Suns caught reading press https://t.co/5KRf6QZLAX Orleans 125-114 Brandon Ingram 37 points 11 rebounds 9 assist.Series even 1-1 Devin Booker 31 injuries https://t.co/qOu4Fa355u of the biggest upsets in NBA playoff history.
— Larry Fitzgerald Sr. (@FitzBeatSr) April 20, 2022

The Scott Foster curse is real. https://t.co/pFOMw7uJPV
— Sporting News NBA (@sn_nba) April 20, 2022

A series only becomes a series when the visitors steal an away game. Well done @PelicansNBA!
— George Karl (@CoachKarl22) April 20, 2022

the only thing that’s important is devin booker’s hamstring don’t talk to me about anything else
— Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) April 20, 2022

The Arizona sports fan psyche on full display tonight.

Months of dominance gets the hopes & confidence (deservedly) high.

Then a single bad/dumb playoff loss...

Fans from elsewhere, probably: "Sucks, but we'll be fine."

AZ Fan with the scars of decade upon decade of hurt: pic.twitter.com/zhs6fIio4B
— Brad Denny (@BDenny29) April 20, 2022

That was a downright bad performance. Monty got outcoached, and obviously Book's hamstring looms over everything. But this team responded to its rare losses ALL YEAR LONG with guys out. Seems strange to forget that just because it's the playoffs
— Gerald Bourguet (@GeraldBourguet) April 20, 2022

Pels are the scrappiest of scrappy eight seeds. #RallyTheValley
— Jesse Morrison (@morrscode_) April 20, 2022

The Suns went 64-18 in the regular season.

They went 18-12 in games without a double-digit rebounder.

Phoenix has not had a double-digit rebounder in Games 1 or 2
— Matt Petersen (@TheMattPetersen) April 20, 2022

Tough break for the Suns tonight. The health of Devin Booker is the most important thing. This team is good enough and deep enough to get the job done. I trust that they will rally through this until Booker gets right. If you're gonna quit on this team now shame on you!
— FLEX From Jersey (@FlexFromJersey) April 20, 2022

The Pelicans earned that one with discipline that the Suns just didn’t have. But for the Suns there’s some hope in that it was a game with 17/31 (54%) from 3 by the 27th best three point shooting team in the NBA in the Pelicans.
— Mike Vigil (@protectedpick) April 20, 2022

What's your take on the Suns' loss?

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