The 2022–23 Phoenix Suns season was their 55th season of the franchise in the

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(NBA), as well as their 30th season at the

Footprint Center The PHX Arena (formerly America West Arena, US Airways Center, Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix Suns Arena and Footprint Center) is a multi-purpose arena in Phoenix, Arizona. It opened under the name America West Arena on June 6, 1992, at ...

. It was also the last season under Robert Sarver's ownership tenure, as he was suspended from league-wide activities on September 13, 2022, due to an independent investigation on Sarver that began the season prior revealing inappropriate behaviors he had throughout his tenure as franchise owner of the Suns. He later announced in that same month that minority team owner and vice chairman of the Suns, Sam Garvin, would take over the majority of team duties for the rest of this season until new ownership bought out Sarver as the new majority team owners going forward. Sarver eventually accepted a deal to sell his ownership rights to both the Suns and

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to an ownership group led by United Wholesale Mortgage CEO Mat Ishbia and his older brother Justin Ishbia for an asking price of $4 billion on December 20, 2022, with the NBA approving of the new ownership on February 6, 2023, and an official announcement confirming the deal coming a day later on February 7, 2023. During that same period of time, forward

Jae Crowder Corey Jae Crowder ( ; born July 6, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Not being heavily recruited out of high school, Crowder committed to South Georgia Te ...

agreed to sit out the rest of the season with the Suns until a potential trade was announced, which occurred on the February 9, 2023 trade deadline. Crowder was ultimately involved in a four-way trade where he got sent to the

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while they sent their own assets to the

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and

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. Nearing the trade deadline of the 2022–23 season, the Suns were involved in a blockbuster transaction, where they traded away

Mikal Bridges Mikal Bridges ( ; born August 30, 1996), nicknamed “the Warden”, is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Villanova Wildcats men' ...

, Cameron Johnson, four unprotected first round picks, and the right to swap first round picks with the Suns in 2028 to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for 13-time

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and 2-time

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Kevin Durant Kevin Wayne Durant (born September 29, 1988), also known by his initials KD, is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Durant has won two List of NBA champions, NBA champ ...

and the re-acquisition of T.J. Warren. The Suns failed to improve upon their 64–18 record from the previous season after a loss to the

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on January 4, 2023. However, despite dealing with multiple injuries throughout the season, including injuries to

Devin Booker Devin Armani Booker (born October 30, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball, ...

in December and

in March, the Suns clinched their third straight winning season on March 31, 2023, with a win over the

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. They later secured their third straight playoff berth on April 4 against the

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, with the #4 seed in the Western Conference being set two days later against the Nuggets. In the

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, the Suns defeated the

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in the first round in a rematch of 2021's Conference finals in which the Suns won in six games. The Suns won in five games, winning the last four games of the series after losing the first game at home. In the conference semifinals, they faced the top-seeded

, a rematch of 2021's Semifinals in which the Suns swept the Nuggets. However, the Suns lost in six games to the eventual champion, suffering a blowout loss on home court in the Semifinals for the second straight year. The Suns fired head coach

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two days following their postseason exit after four seasons with the team. This season also became the last for long-time Suns broadcaster Al McCoy, who announced his retirement from broadcasting duties near the end of this season after serving the role for the Suns since the 1972–73 season. It also became the final season where Suns games were broadcast through Bally Sports Arizona (previously Fox Sports Arizona & FSN Arizona), as Mat Ishbia announced they would move their services onto more channels in the state of

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for a more widespread view after their regular season concluded. While Bally Sports tried to fight back against Ishbia's move by claiming a

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happened, Bally Sports ultimately declined matching

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's offer for the Suns, which later caused a chain reaction that led to Bally Sports Arizona losing broadcasting rights to other professional sports teams in Arizona before being shut down for good on October 21, 2023.

Draft

The Suns did not hold any picks in the

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Roster

Standings

Division

Conference

Game log

Preseason

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17,071 , 1–0 , -style="background:#fcc , 2 , October 21 , @

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Moda Center Moda Center, formerly known as the Rose Garden, is the primary indoor sports arena in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is used for basketball, rodeos, circuses, conventions, ice shows, concerts, and dramatic productions. The arena has a capa ...

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18,055 , 3–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 5 , October 28 ,

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17,071 , 7–2 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 10 , November 7 , @

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Wells Fargo Center Wells Fargo Center may refer to: * Wells Fargo Center (Los Angeles), California * Wells Fargo Center (Sacramento), California * Wells Fargo Center (San Francisco), California * Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, California * Wells Fargo C ...

20,347 , 7–3 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 11 , November 9 , @

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Target Center Target Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Minneapolis that opened in 1990. It hosts major family shows, concerts, sporting events, graduations and private events. Target Corporation, founded and headquartered in Minneapolis since 1902, h ...

16,062 , 8–3 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 12 , November 11 , @

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Amway Center Kia Center (formerly Amway Center) is an indoor arena located in the Downtown Orlando, downtown core of Orlando, Florida. The arena is home to the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL, ...

15,879 , 8–4 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 13 , November 14 , @

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Vivint Arena The Delta Center is an indoor venue in Salt Lake City. Opened in 1991, the arena is the home of the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Utah Mammoth of the National Hockey League (NHL). The arena has a seating capacit ...

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AT&T Center Frost Bank Center (formerly AT&T Center and SBC Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena on the east side of San Antonio, Texas, United States. It is the home of the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The arena seat ...

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20,227 , 16–8 , -style="background:#fcc" , 25 , December 7 ,

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TD Garden TD Garden (named the FleetCenter from opening until 2005 and TD Banknorth Garden until 2009) is a multi-purpose arena in Boston. It is located directly above the MBTA's North Station, and it replaced the original Boston Garden upon opening i ...

19,156 , 28–26 , -style="background:#cfc" , 55 , February 4 , @

, , Deandre Ayton (31) , Deandre Ayton (16) , Chris Paul (14) ,

Little Caesars Arena Little Caesars Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Midtown Detroit. Opening on September 5, 2017, the arena, which cost $862.9 million to construct, replaced Joe Louis Arena and The Palace of Auburn Hills as the home of the Detroit Red Wings of t ...

19,788 , 29–26 , -style="background:#cfc" , 56 , February 7 , @

, , Deandre Ayton (35) , Deandre Ayton (15) , Chris Paul (12) ,

Barclays Center Barclays Center ( ) is a multi-purpose list of indoor arenas, indoor arena in the New York City Boroughs of New York City, borough of Brooklyn. The arena is home to the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association and the New York Liber ...

17,093 , 30–26 , -style="background:#fcc" , 57 , February 9 , @

, , Josh Okogie (25) , Craig, Paul (5) , Chris Paul (8) ,

State Farm Arena State Farm Arena is a multi-purpose arena located in Atlanta, Georgia. The arena serves as the home venue for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). It also served as home to the Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hock ...

17,003 , 30–27 , -style="background:#cfc" , 58 , February 10 , @

, , Deandre Ayton (22) , Torrey Craig (12) , Chris Paul (9) , Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,522 , 31–27 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 59 , February 14 ,

, ,

(32) , Deandre Ayton (11) , Chris Paul (19) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 32–27 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 60 , February 16 , L.A. Clippers , , Josh Okogie (24) , Ayton, Craig (6) , Chris Paul (11) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 32–28 , - align="center" , colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff",

All-Star Game An all-star game is an exhibition game that showcases the best players (the "stars") of a sports league. The exhibition is between two teams organized solely for the event, usually representing the league's teams based on region or division, bu ...

, -style="background:#cfc;" , 61 , February 24 ,

Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Oklahoma, most populous city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat ...

, , Devin Booker (25) , Deandre Ayton (11) , Devin Booker (8) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 33–28 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 62 , February 26 , @

Milwaukee Milwaukee is the List of cities in Wisconsin, most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the List of United States cities by population, 31st-most populous city in the United States ...

, , Devin Booker (24) , Deandre Ayton (11) , Devin Booker (8) ,

Fiserv Forum Fiserv Forum (; stylized as fiserv.forum) is a multi-purpose arena located in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is the home of the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team ...

17,636 , 33–29 , - , -style="background:#cfc;" , 63 , March 1 , @ Charlotte , ,

(37) ,

(16) ,

(11) ,

Spectrum Center The Spectrum Center is an indoor arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Located in Uptown Charlotte, Uptown, it is owned by the city of Charlotte and operated by its main tenant, the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Ass ...

19,137 , 34–29 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 64 , March 3 , @

, , Devin Booker (35) ,

(9) , Chris Paul (10) ,

United Center The United Center is an indoor arena on the Near West Side, Chicago, Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is home to the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) ...

21,169 , 35–29 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 65 , March 5 , @

, , Kevin Durant (37) , Deandre Ayton (16) , Devin Booker (10) ,

20,311 , 36–29 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 66 , March 8 ,

, , Devin Booker (44) , Ayton, Wainright (8) , Chris Paul (9) ,

17,071 , 37–29 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 67 , March 11 ,

, , Devin Booker (28) , Deandre Ayton (12) , Chris Paul (16) ,

17,071 , 37–30 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 68 , March 13 , @ Golden State , , Devin Booker (32) , Deandre Ayton (12) , Chris Paul (11) ,

18,064 , 37–31 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 69 , March 14 ,

, , Devin Booker (30) , Deandre Ayton (8) , Chris Paul (8) ,

17,071 , 37–32 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 70 , March 16 ,

, , Devin Booker (19) , Deandre Ayton (7) , Chris Paul (7) ,

17,071 , 38–32 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 71 , March 19 , @

, , Devin Booker (46) ,

(7) , Chris Paul (13) ,

Paycom Center Paycom Center (originally known as the Ford Center from 2002 to 2010, Oklahoma City Arena from 2010 to 2011, and Chesapeake Energy Arena from 2011 to 2021) is an arena located in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. It opened in 200 ...

17,897 , 38–33 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 72 , March 22 , @ L.A. Lakers , , Devin Booker (33) , Bismack Biyombo (8) , Devin Booker (5) , Crypto.com Arena
18,435 , 38–34 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 73 , March 24 , @

, , Devin Booker (32) , Devin Booker (8) , Chris Paul (13) ,

18,151 , 38–35 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 74 , March 25 ,

, , Devin Booker (29) , Bismack Biyombo (13) , Chris Paul (8) ,

17,071 , 39–35 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 75 , March 27 , @

, , Devin Booker (24) , Deandre Ayton (8) , Chris Paul (10) ,

18,206 , 40–35 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 76 , March 29 ,

, , Devin Booker (29) , Josh Okogie (9) , Chris Paul (6) ,

17,071 , 41–35 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 77 , March 31 ,

, , Kevin Durant (30) , Deandre Ayton (10) , Chris Paul (13) ,

17,071 , 42–35 , - , -style="background:#cfc;" , 78 , April 2 , @

, ,

(35) ,

(11) ,

(10) ,

17,981 , 43–35 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 79 , April 4 ,

, , Devin Booker (27) , Deandre Ayton (11) , Booker, Craig, Okogie,

, Ross, Shamet (3) ,

17,071 , 44–35 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 80 , April 6 ,

, , Kevin Durant (29) , Kevin Durant (7) , Devin Booker (8) ,

17,071 , 45–35 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 81 , April 7 , @ L.A. Lakers , , Torrey Craig (18) , Jock Landale (10) , Terrence Ross (6) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 45–36 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 82 , April 9 , L.A. Clippers , , Saben Lee (25) , Darius Bazley (9) , Saben Lee (9) ,

17,071 , 45–37

Playoffs

, -style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , April 16 , L.A. Clippers , ,

(27) ,

(11) , Kevin Durant (11) ,

17,071 , 0–1 , -style="background:#cfc" , 2 , April 18 , L.A. Clippers , ,

(38) ,

(13) , Devin Booker (9) ,

17,071 , 1–1 , -style="background:#cfc" , 3 , April 20 , @ L.A. Clippers , , Devin Booker (45) , Deandre Ayton (11) , Chris Paul (7) , Crypto.com Arena
19,068 , 2–1 , -style="background:#cfc" , 4 , April 22 , @ L.A. Clippers , , Kevin Durant (31) , Deandre Ayton (13) , Chris Paul (9) , Crypto.com Arena
19,068 , 3–1 , -style="background:#cfc" , 5 , April 25 , L.A. Clippers , , Devin Booker (47) , Deandre Ayton (11) , Devin Booker (10) ,

17,071 , 4–1 , - style="background:#fcc" , 1 , April 29 , @

, ,

(29) , Kevin Durant (14) ,

(8) ,

19,762 , 0–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 2 , May 1 , @ Denver , , Devin Booker (35) , Ayton, Durant (8) , Booker,

(6) , Ball Arena
19,592 , 0–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , May 5 , Denver , , Devin Booker (47) , Ayton, Durant, Landale (9) , Devin Booker (9) ,

17,071 , 1–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , May 7 , Denver , , Booker, Durant (36) , Kevin Durant (11) , Devin Booker (12) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 2–2 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 5 , May 9 , @ Denver , , Devin Booker (28) , Kevin Durant (11) , Kevin Durant (7) , Ball Arena
19,773 , 2–3 , - style="background:#fcc" , 6 , May 11 , Denver , , Cameron Payne (31) , Payne, Shamet (6) , Devin Booker (8) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 2–4

Player statistics

Regular season

, - , style="text-align:left;", , 79 , , 60 , , 24.7 , , .456 , , .395 , , .711 , , 5.4 , , 1.5 , , .6 , , .8 , , 7.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 74 , , 5 , , 20.4 , , .442 , , .445 , , .904 , , 3.0 , , 1.3 , , .4 , , .1 , , 8.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 72 , , 26 , , 18.8 , , .391 , , .335 , , .724 , , 3.5 , , 1.5 , , .8 , , .5 , , 7.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 69 , , 4 , , 14.2 , , .528 , , .250 , , .752 , , 4.1 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , .4 , , 6.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 67 , , 67 , , 30.4 , , .589 , , .292 , , .760 , , 10.0 , , 1.7 , , .6 , , .8 , , 18.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 61 , , 14 , , 14.3 , , .578 , , , , .357 , , 4.3 , , .9 , , .3 , , 1.4 , , 4.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 60 , , 2 , , 15.3 , , .370 , , .329 , , .839 , , 2.3 , , .9 , , .6 , , .4 , , 4.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 59 , , 59 , , 32.0 , , .440 , , .375 , , .831 , , 4.3 , , 8.9 , , 1.5 , , .4 , , 13.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", ^† , 56 , , 56 , , 36.4 , , .463 , , .387 , , .897 , , 4.3 , , 3.6 , , 1.2 , , .8 , , 17.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 53 , , 53 , , 34.6 , , .494 , , .351 , , .855 , , 4.5 , , 5.5 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , 27.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 48 , , 15 , , 20.2 , , .415 , , .368 , , .766 , , 2.2 , , 4.5 , , .7 , , .2 , , 10.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 40 , , 9 , , 20.2 , , .377 , , .377 , , .882 , , 1.7 , , 2.3 , , .7 , , .1 , , 8.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", ^† , 37 , , 12 , , 14.4 , , .427 , , .391 , , .818 , , 3.8 , , 1.5 , , .4 , , .1 , , 5.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 31 , , 3 , , 12.7 , , .367 , , .360 , , .667 , , 1.2 , , 2.0 , , .2 , , .1 , , 7.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", ^† , 23 , , 1 , , 15.8 , , .393 , , .379 , , .737 , , 2.0 , , 2.8 , , .8 , , .0 , , 6.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", ^† , 21 , , 0 , , 18.4 , , .428 , , .347 , , .857 , , 3.3 , , 2.0 , , .5 , , .1 , , 9.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", ^† , 17 , , 16 , , 25.2 , , .474 , , .455 , , .818 , , 3.8 , , 1.5 , , .9 , , .4 , , 13.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", ^† , 16 , , 0 , , 12.3 , , .429 , , .316 , , .500 , , 3.1 , , .7 , , .4 , , .3 , , 4.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", ^† , 8 , , 8 , , 33.6 , , .570 , , .537 , , .833 , , 6.4 , , 3.5 , , .3 , , 1.3 , , 26.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", ^† , 7 , , 0 , , 8.7 , , .480 , , .250 , , .400 , , 2.3 , , .9 , , .4 , , .7 , , 4.0

Playoffs

, - , style="text-align:left;", , 11 , , 11 , , 42.4 , , .478 , , .333 , , .917 , , 8.7 , , 5.5 , , .8 , , 1.4 , , 29.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 11 , , 11 , , 41.7 , , .585 , , .508 , , .866 , , 4.8 , , 7.2 , , 1.7 , , .8 , , 33.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 11 , , 5 , , 16.6 , , .578 , , .440 , , .889 , , 2.3 , , .5 , , .5 , , .2 , , 6.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 10 , , 10 , , 31.9 , , .550 , , , , .522 , , 9.7 , , 1.0 , , .6 , , .7 , , 13.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 10 , , 5 , , 17.5 , , .378 , , .143 , , .846 , , 2.1 , , 1.3 , , .6 , , .2 , , 4.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 10 , , 1 , , 18.4 , , .378 , , .379 , , .750 , , 1.7 , , 1.1 , , .2 , , .1 , , 4.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 8 , , 0 , , 11.1 , , .300 , , .200 , , 1.000 , , 1.4 , , .6 , , .3 , , .0 , , 2.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 8 , , 0 , , 9.8 , , .563 , , , , .500 , , 3.4 , , .8 , , .0 , , 1.3 , , 3.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 7 , , 7 , , 35.7 , , .418 , , .321 , , .500 , , 5.0 , , 7.4 , , 1.7 , , .7 , , 12.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 7 , , 4 , , 21.7 , , .479 , , .407 , , .000 , , 2.0 , , 2.9 , , .4 , , .3 , , 8.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 7 , , 1 , , 16.1 , , .630 , , .000 , , .643 , , 4.0 , , .4 , , .4 , , .4 , , 6.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 6 , , 0 , , 13.5 , , .316 , , .143 , , .750 , , 1.2 , , .5 , , .2 , , .5 , , 2.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 6 , , 0 , , 11.5 , , .296 , , .273 , , , , 1.3 , , .2 , , .2 , , .3 , , 3.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 6 , , 0 , , 3.5 , , .250 , , .250 , , , , .2 , , .0 , , .0 , , .2 , , .5

Transactions

Trades

Free agency

Re-signed

Additions

Subtractions

References

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