Prior to Friday’s game against his former team, Marcus Morris took a shot at the Suns’ front office, saying he “felt disrespected the entire time.” When the game was over, it was fans of the Suns who were in Morris’ cross hairs.
Not surprisingly, Morris was showered with boos during his return to Phoenix that saw Detroit leave with a 100-92 victory. The reaction didn’t affect him, though. In the locker room afterward, Morris said the Suns fans didn’t even know why they were booing.
“(Expletive), everybody heard them,” Morris said via the Detroit Free Press. “It was light. It wasn’t (expletive). If it was in Detroit it would have been better.
“If Detroit was booing somebody it would have been way better. They don’t even know what they doing. They don’t even know why they booing.”
“They just out there booing me. It was trash. I thought it would be a little bit better than that.”
If Morris wasn’t public enemy No. 1 among Suns fans before, he has to be after his comments on Friday.
After beginning his career with the Rockets, Morris spent the previous three seasons with the Suns playing alongside his twin brother Markieff. Marcus was traded to the Pistons over the summer and has enjoyed a productive start to the season. He’s playing a career-high 38 minutes a game and averaging 17.8 points and 7.2 rebounds. While it’s clear Morris is enjoying the change in scenery from the desert to the Motor City, he can probably expect a similar welcome whenever he returns to Phoenix wearing a visitor’s uniform.
