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NBA Superstars Go Viral For Attending Game 5 of NLCS on Saturday

The Arizona Diamondbacks lost to the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 5 of the NLCS on Saturday night and NBA royalty was in the house to see it. Devin Booker and Kevin Durant of the Phoenix Suns took in the game before their season begins this week.
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NBA Superstars Go Viral For Attending Game 5 of NLCS on Saturday
NBA Superstars Go Viral For Attending Game 5 of NLCS on Saturday

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Phoenix Suns superstars Kevin Durant and Devin Booker were in attendance for Game 5 of the NLCS on Saturday night at Chase Field.

The pair attended the game before the start of the NBA season, which begins this week.

A photo of Durant and Booker was posted by the Jomboy Media "X" account. 

Sadly, the Diamondbacks lost the game 6-1 to fall behind 3-2 in the best-of-seven championship series. It's been an incredible run for Arizona, who finished second in the National League West, ahead of the free-spending San Diego Padres. They then took down the favored Milwaukee Brewers and the NL-West champion Dodgers in the first two rounds of the playoffs.

As for Durant, Booker, and the Suns, they figure to be major players in a deeply talented NBA Western Conference. They even acquired All-Star Bradley Beal in a trade with the Washington Wizards this offseason.

The defending champion Denver Nuggets figure to be very strong once again behind superstar Nikola Jokic, and the Lakers should be good if Anthony Davis and LeBron James can remain healthy. The Dallas Mavericks locked up Kyrie Irving this offseason and will pair him with Luka Doncic.

In addition, the Golden State Warriors acquired Chris Paul in a deal from the Suns and the Sacramento Kings and Los Angeles Clippers should be excellent as well.

The Suns open up their season on Tuesday night on the road at the Warriors. Game time is 10 p.m. ET.

As for the Diamondbacks, they head back to Philadelphia for Game 6 of the NLCS on Monday night.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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