Overview
- During the YES Network telecast, Tim Capstraw said he "can’t look at" Grayson Allen "and not think of Ted Cruz," calling the resemblance a "young Ted Cruz."
- Play-by-play announcer Ryan Ruocco agreed on air, calling the comparison "spot on" and joking that the senator should feel good about it.
- The exchange aired early in the second quarter with Phoenix leading 45-28 during the Suns–Nets game at Barclays Center.
- Allen came off the bench for 14 points and eight assists in 30 minutes as Phoenix beat Brooklyn 126-117.
- The Cruz–Allen lookalike joke has circulated for years, with Cruz previously acknowledging it and posing for a 2018 photo; clips of the new broadcast moment spread widely across social media.