THE PHOENIX SUNS LACK DEFENSE, NOT DRAMA, AS A STRANGE SEASON GETS STRANGER

PHOENIX — Kevin Durant sat at his locker after Friday night’s win, a feel-good moment for a team that hasn’t had many lately. The Phoenix Suns star acknowledged the noise and tension hanging over the organization. It’s been this way for a while. And that probably won’t change. “There’s some noise that came out (earlier Friday),”