His name is Noah Smith.
He’s seated on the left side of a crowded gymnasium at Navarrete Elementary in Chandler. Noah wears glasses, competes in the Special Olympics and has no idea Suns guard Devin Booker is outside, sitting in his car, ready to pop in and surprise him.
The Suns put on a fitness exhibition Friday. Shortly after 2 p.m., about 400 students entered the gymnasium. Many wore Suns T-shirts and jerseys with the surnames of Phoenix past. Stoudemire. Nash. Barkley.
Former Suns center Steven Hunter talked to the students about the importance of playing sports and eating breakfast.