Bradley Beal made his return to Phoenix on Thursday night and it was not a memorable event. Beal, who spent the previous two seasons as a member of the Suns, left the organization after a buyout this past summer and found new digs with the Clippers. After being brought into Phoenix via a blockbuster trade back in 2023—and with the Suns harboring honest championship aspirations—things didn't go particularly well.
So it shouldn't be a surprise that the home crowd gave Beal the business in the form of some loud booing. Beal answered those boos by going 2-for-14 from the field en route to five points in 20 minutes of action.
