Overview

• On June 20, DeMarcus Cousins said on the Run It Back podcast that he heard of multiple fistfights in the Suns’ locker room during their troubled 2024–25 campaign.
• Kevin Durant labeled the allegation a “94-footer” on X and insisted no such altercations occurred among Phoenix players.
• Sources close to the Suns organization have dismissed Cousins’s account, and the team declined to comment on the specific claims.
• Phoenix finished the season 36–46, missed the playoffs for the first time since 2019–20 and fired head coach Mike Budenholzer.
• Interest in trading Durant has surged, with the Miami Heat, Minnesota Timberwolves and other contenders exploring potential deals for the star forward.