After having Amir Coffey's face up when introducing Devin Booker last season, Nuggets PA called DeAndre Jordan Deandre Ayton in starting lineups.
Last season, the Nuggets had Clippers guard Amir Coffey's face on the scoreboard jumbotron at Ball Arena when introducing Devin Booker in the Suns starting lineup.The three-time All-Star admitted he can see"anything" and take it as disrespect, but felt that was purposely done. Booker proceeded to score 17 of his season-high 49 points in the first quarter of Phoenix's 60th win of the season that clinched the top overall seed in the 2022 playoffs.
A Nuggets official said after that game it was a mistake and not intentional, explaining Coffey's photo was left over from the previous game, and that an attempt to update with Booker's photo failed to load after an operations team member looked to correct it before the game.Devin Booker on Nuggets having Amir Coffey's face on big screen instead of his in starter intros.
Coffey plays for Clippers, who were at Denver Tuesday. Coffey started at SG, but Booker thinks that was"purposely done."