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So far this season, it has been a group of the same rookies getting the majority of the attention. Anthony Edwards has had multiple viral dunks, while LaMelo Ball has displayed the flashy passing and playmaking. It’s no surprise these two were both taken in the top three of the NBA Draft in 2020. Devin […]

For some odd reason, Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker still does not get the respect that he deserves. For one, some fans and pundits continue to question if he is indeed a true superstar despite leading his team to a 31-14 record this season, good for second place in the loaded Western Conference. The criticism […]

Led by Devin Booker who paced the way with 35 points, the Phoenix Suns were able to outlast the Charlotte Hornets in a 101-97 overtime victory on Sunday. Chris Paul chipped in 16 points, while Deandre Ayton had a double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds. A late flurry by Devonte’ Graham got the game […]

Since being drafted with the fourth overall pick in 2005, Chris Paul has established himself as one of the NBA’s best point guards. On Sunday, he reached another milestone in his 16th season by becoming just the sixth player to have 10,000 career assists in the Phoenix Suns’ 111-94 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. […]

Since joining the NBA six years ago, Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker is no stranger to putting up a lot of points. He’s averaging 24.9 points per game at the halfway point of the season, which isn’t even his highest scoring average of his career so far. But what has stood out for Booker […]

Phoenix Suns star guard Devin Booker casually put up 35 points in their win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday. Chris Paul, who by now should be used to Booker’s talents, is actually continually surprised. Per Duane Rankin of AZ Central, Paul had two words for Booker’s stellar performance in the Suns’ 127-121 victory […]

Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker appears primed to re-join his team for Phoenix’s next game. The 24-year-old missed last Sunday’s All-Star Game due to injury, but according to Suns general manager James Jones, Booker’s knee problem does not appear to be anything serious. James played down Booker’s knee sprain, saying that the Suns guard should […]

With the way he’s playing right now, one would think that Phoenix Suns superstar Devin Booker would have been, at the very least, a Top 5 draft pick. This is not the case. In 2015, a then-19-year-old Booker actually fell all the way to 13th on draft night. In a recent appearance on the Basketball […]

The Phoenix Suns has provided an official update on the injury status of Devin Booker, who was forced to sit out the upcoming All-Star Game in Atlanta. According to the Suns, per Gerald Bourguet of Fan Sided, Booker sustained a left knee sprain during Thursday’s game against the Golden State Warriors. Fortunately, the team noted […]

Phoenix Suns superstar Devin Booker was added to the All-Star roster last week, but now he will have to bow out due to an apparent left knee sprain. Booker was going to replace Anthony Davis, but he had to be substituted by Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. […]

One of the most controversial moments from Wednesday’s slate of games involved Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker. The two-time All-Star was ejected in a crucial juncture as the Suns took on the defending champs, the Los Angeles Lakers, in what many viewed to be a rather contentious call. Booker received two technical fouls for complaining […]

The Phoneix Suns played a terrific game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, beating them 114-104. However, Suns guard Devin Booker had an early exit as he was ejected in the third quarter. He received a double technical foul, leaving coach Monty Williams to lead the team to victory using his bench. According to […]

Of all of NBA legend Paul Pierce’s great moments, such as clutch shots and key plays, one that stands out or rather falls out was his wheelchair incident as a member of the Boston Celtics in the 2008 NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. Pierce had to leave the game supposedly from sustaining an […]

In Tuesday’s duel between the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns, Devin Booker and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had a couple of rough exchanges. The first one to strike was Booker who had a unique tactic to prevent KCP from getting open. He knows that KCP has that smooth stroke from deep. And so he did anything […]

After Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker’s controversial ejection on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Lakers, fans flocked to Twitter to share some of the funniest memes. NBA reporter Josiah Johnson hinted that Lakers owner Jeanie Buss might have something to do with Booker’s two quick technical fouls. How Jeanie Buss looking at the ref who […]

Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker was ejected late in the third quarter of Tuesday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers, raising confusion among fans, viewers and broadcasters as to what actually happened. While the events that transpired prior to the ejection were not immediately clear, a video of the incident has since gone viral, showing […]

Devin Booker’s ejection on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Lakers caught everyone by surprise, especially since he didn’t seem to do anything extreme. But a look at the replay from another angle may reveal the reason for the Phoenix Suns guard’s ejection. Peep the clip below and look at LeBron James’ and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s reactions. […]

Bye bye, Booker. Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker was unceremoniously ejected from their marquee matchup against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1366974098312736776?s=20 The actual altercation left even the announcers confused as Booker’s immediate reason for drawing the technicals wasn’t too clear. Everything happened to suddenly, with the getting tossed without the broadcast even […]

The Los Angeles Lakers took on the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday in a battle of two top-tier Western Conference teams. Only two games separate the Lakers from the Suns, who are right behind them at the no. 4 seed. During the game, Lakers point guard Dennis Schroder dusted off first-time All-Star Devin Booker not once, […]

The NBA is announcing the contestants in each of their events for All-Star weekend, which has prompted discussions to take place on social media. While the dunk contest announced its three contestants, the three-point contest is loaded with All-Star talents such as Stephen Curry and Donovan Mitchell, via The Athletic’s Shams Charania. NBA All-Star 3-point […]

James Harden is back in the MVP race. The Brooklyn Nets superstar forced himself into the discussion after his ridiculous month of February, for which he deservedly earned Eastern Conference Player of the Month honors. The 2018 NBA MVP was sparkling throughout Brooklyn’s 13 games in February and provided a huge spark for Steve Nash’s […]

Kobe Bryant’s 81-point performance against the Toronto Raptors in 2006 is one of the best performances in NBA history. Shaquille O’Neal, who played with Bryant on the Los Angeles Lakers, recently revealed a list of five players who could surpass Bryant’s explosion during an appearance on The Dan Patrick Show. Patrick pointed out that it […]

Charlotte Hornets rookie LaMelo Ball is not the type to dwell on his mistakes and always looks to bounce back from them as quickly as he can. That was on full display against the Phoenix Suns. After messing up a defensive coverage at Talking Stick Resort Arena on Wednesday, the 19-year-old phenom made sure to […]

Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker will be an All-Star in 2021 after all, as the Kentucky product has been selected to replace Los Angeles Lakers star power forward Anthony Davis in the NBA All-Star Game in Atlanta, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker has replaced Lakers’ Anthony Davis on […]

As always, there was a predictably massive outcry once the NBA released the full list of the All-Star teams. More than a few folks out there believe that one of the biggest snubs out West comes in the form of Utah Jazz veteran Mike Conley, who himself has been playing in one of, if not […]

Read the numbers: 24.7 points, 4.8 assists, shooting 50.1 percent from the field, 38.1 percent from 3, and 84.8 percent from the foul line. Doesn’t that scream NBA All-Star? Factor in the fact that his team holds the fourth-best record in the loaded Western Conference at 20-10, and that’s a recipe that almost assures anyone […]

Former NBA veteran JR Smith had quite the reaction after hearing Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker has been snubbed for this season’s All-Star game on Tuesday night. He took to Twitter to voice his reaction and made sure that everyone knew Booker was deserving of a spot in the Western Conference All-Star reserves. Bro how […]

Several NBA stars were up in arms when they didn’t see Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker’s name on this year’s NBA All-Star pool. Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green believes it’s a “foolery” that Booker wasn’t given the All-Star nod amidst his incredible season with the surging Suns. Book not an all star? 🤣🤣🤣🤣 the […]

Phoenix Suns point guard Chris Paul achieved another career milestone by earning his 11th All-Star selection on Tuesday night. However, he claimed that it was the “most bittersweet” since his running mate in Devin Booker failed to be selected to the list of All-Star reserves, via NBA on TNT. "It’s probably the most bittersweet of […]

The All-Star reserves were announced on Tuesday afternoon just a few days after the starters were named. The list always surprises people and the debate of who got left off is the hot topic of the couple weeks leading up to the game itself. Sources: 2021 NBA All-Star reserves: West: Chris Paul, Paul George, Damian […]

Although Los Angeles Lakers superstar forward LeBron James was already tabbed as an All-Star starter for the Western Conference earlier in the month, that certainly doesn’t mean that the NBA living legend isn’t paying attention to the rest of this year’s roster. With the reserves for both the Western and Eastern Conferences being revealed on […]

Former NBA champion Nick Young savagely ripped Ben Simmons after the Utah Jazz romped past the visiting Philadelphia 76ers behind a career effort from Jazz sixth man Jordan Clarkson. To recall, Clarkson and Simmons were both previously linked to model Kendall Jenner, and Young made sure to remind everyone about this. Swaggy P went took […]

In case there was any doubt as to the relationship status of Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker and Kendall Jenner, then the latter’s Valentine’s Day social media post should clear things up. Jenner took to her Instagram to share an endearing image of herself with Booker: We’re not entirely sure what title these two have […]

Based on the first round of votes for the upcoming All-Star game, Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker currently ranks sixth among Western Conference guards. The 24-year-old isn’t a shoo-in for the squad at this point, which according to teammate Chris Paul, is a bit of a travesty. Paul described Booker’s All-Star bid using just one […]

Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns beat the Philadelphia 76ers 120-111 this afternoon, as Booker’s dagger from the logo sealed the win (via SportsCenter). LOGO BOOK 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/qECyPvvO09 — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 13, 2021 Ben Simmons probably thought that Booker was way too far out to even think about pulling up for 3. However, he […]

The Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks were involved in a hard-fought game on Wednesday that ended with a miss from Giannis Antetokounmpo. With the Suns walking away with a victory, Devin Booker threw some shade at Antetokounmpo for his final shot, via Kellan Olson of 98.7 Arizona Sports. Devin Booker's thoughts when he saw Giannis […]

After a surprising undefeated run in the NBA Bubble, the Phoenix Suns continue to make waves this season partly due to the presence of veteran guard Chris Paul. This was somehow expected given Paul’s Hall of Fame career. Fans see how his play has guided the Suns to victories. But behind the scenes, Devin Booker […]

Devin Booker nailed the game-winner to give the Phoenix Suns a 109-108 win over the Dallas Mavericks Monday night. While most of the attention went to Booker for sinking the clutch dagger, Suns head coach Monty Williams credited veteran guard Chris Paul for drawing up the play. Booker certainly benefited, with CP3 making him star […]

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