After playing Bub Carrington and the Wizards for the first time, Kevin Durant took a moment to show some love to the rookie.

Kevin Durant made his return to his hometown in the Suns win against the Wizards on Thursday and rejoiced in it.

Devin Booker scored the game-high 37 points and Kevin Durant added 23 as the Phoenix Suns thwarted the Washington Wizards ' late comeback for a 130-123 win Thursday. This was Booker's fourth straight game scoring 30 or more.

The Phoenix Suns head to Capital One Arena to face the Washington Wizards in a non-conference matchup. The Suns are 19-20, which puts them in 11th place in the Western Conference. The Wizards are 6-32, which puts them in last place in the Eastern Conference.

Here are takeaways from Thursday’s win over the lowly Wizards (6-33), who have now lost their last eight games. Washington is 1-10 in its last 11 games. The Suns’ widest margin of victory came on Nov. 26 in a 127-100 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. They should’ve topped that Thursday against the Wizards.