PHOENIX -- Cleveland Cavaliers veteran Channing Frye said early Monday morning, hours before his final game in Arizona, he didn’t know how the fans would treat him.

Turns out, quite well. Same goes for the Phoenix Suns, one of six franchises he has played for in his 13-year NBA career.

During the game’s first timeout, the Suns played a video on the scoreboard, paying tribute to Frye. He watched the video, which lasted a little more than 30 seconds, with a smile. As soon as it wrapped up, Frye was mobbed by his teammates who also looked on and applauded.

It featured highlights of Frye from his high school days at St. Mary’s in Phoenix as well as him dunking the ball for Arizona, where he played four years of college hoops and became a first-round pick. There were also clips from four years with the Suns -- his best stretch.

“It means everything to me,” he said Monday morning when asked about playing in Phoenix. "I grew up a Suns fan, I grew up a guy just wishing I could — I remember sitting up there in high seats with my parents, just watching the game. I remember playing my (5A state) championship game on this court.

“So for me, it’s been a full turnaround to come back here. It’s been amazing. I had a great time here, and I’m just glad to have this opportunity to say goodbye.”

Frye played three minutes during the Cavaliers’ 122-113 loss. He joked before tipoff that he probably has 12 minutes left to give in the team’s final games. He needs to spread them out, perhaps keeping a bit in the tank for the Cavs’ final home game on April 9.

Cavs head coach Larry Drew said earlier in the day that playing Frye was “something they would take a close, close look at.”

Drew waited until early in the fourth quarter. At the 10:31 mark, Frye popped off the bench to the crowd’s delight. At one point, a fan seated behind the Cavs urged Frye to shoot. Eventually he obliged, banking in a 3-pointer from the right wing over Dragan Bender. Frye backpedaled on defense and chuckled the whole way back while looking in the direction of his happy teammates.

“Well, it wasn’t going to be a two,” Frye joked as he exited the locker room.

In his final game in Phoenix, Frye finished with three points in three minutes. He hit one of his two shot attempts. Those were his first points since March 12, his first appearance since March 18. It was a good way to go out.

“Just kind of enjoying each game and lucky I get to come here back home for some of my last games, so it means a lot,” Frye said.