<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/image_2021-08-01_104056.png"></figure><h1>Suns’ Devin Booker reveals Draymond Green slapped him with harsh reality on NBA Finals loss</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-31T19:44:56-07:00">July 31st, 7:44pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-31T19:44:56-07:00">July 31st, 7:44pm</time><address><a href="https://medium.com/@rpsalao">R.P. Salao</a>Check out my best stuff on Medium - medium.com/@rpsalao.I also post quality NBA YouTube content - tinyurl.com/SalaoYouTube.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns were as close as you can get to an NBA Finals win. But we all know how that turned out. Book revealed that he’s talked to one of his Team USA teammates about the heartbreaking defeat, a man who’s been on both sides of the coin in Draymond Green.</p><p>The Warriors star had been in five straight NBA Finals, with two gut-wrenching losses of his own. The Suns All-Star spoke out about the harsh reality of the situation, as told by Draymond himself.</p><p><a href="https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2021/7/31/22603332/devin-booker-team-usa-olympics-tokyo-2020-phoenix-suis-gregg-popovich">Via</a> Trevor Booth of Bright Side of the Sun:</p><blockquote>“We’ve talked about it in short conversation,” said the Suns guard. “Talked about it with Draymond and him stressing the fact, ‘It’s not going to be that easy to get back to the Finals.’ I remember us as a team saying that right in the locker room after we lost, that we got to understand it’s going to be even harder to make it to the point we were at.Just having an understanding for that, but I’m excited for it. The experience was great. I’m glad I got to do it. Obviously, ended up on the wrong side of the stick but that’s life.”</blockquote><p>The Phoenix Suns got a taste of success many didn’t expect from them last season. They showed that they were more than worth of being on the biggest stage. Now it’s time to prove <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-devin-booker-breaks-silence-on-losing-team-usa-teammates-jrue-holiday-khris-middleton-nba-finals/">that it wasn’t a fluke.</a></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns’ Devin Booker reveals Draymond Green slapped him with harsh reality on NBA Finals loss

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Suns-news-Devin-Booker-breaks-silence-on-losing-to-Team-USA-teammates-Jrue-Holiday-Khris-Middleton-in-NBA-Finals-thumbnail.jpg"></figure><h1>Suns star Devin Booker breaks silence on losing to Team USA teammates Jrue Holiday, Khris Middleton in NBA Finals</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-28T05:56:45-07:00">July 28th, 5:56am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-28T05:57:40-07:00">July 28th, 5:57am</time><address><a>Jason Patt</a>Jason Patt has been an editor at ClutchPoints since 2018. He also covers the Bulls for Forbes and SB Nation's Blog a Bull. In addition, he co-hosts Cash Considerations: A Chicago Bulls Podcast for the Blue Wire Network. If you couldn't tell, he's from Chicago.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker had little time to mourn his NBA Finals loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. Booker soon had to get on a private plane with two players who just beat him, Jrue Holiday and Khris Middleton, to fly across the Pacific Ocean to Tokyo for the Olympics, where they would be Team USA teammates.</p><p>Booker spoke to the media right after losing Game 6, but he didn’t speak again until Wednesday in Tokyo. There, the Suns star addressed the Finals loss and being teammates with Holiday and Middleton after engaging in such a hard-fought championship series against them.</p><p><i><b>*Watch the Tokyo 2020 Olympics LIVE with <a href="http://www.fubo.tv/lp/sports/?irad=368998&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener">fuboTV (click for free trial)</a>*</b></i></p><p><a href="https://theathletic.com/2735612/2021/07/28/devin-booker-opens-up-about-pain-of-nba-finals-loss-immediate-turn-toward-team-usa-take-my-l-and-move-on/?source=emp_shared_article" rel="noopener">Via The Athletic’s Joe Vardon:</a></p><blockquote>“I’m a forward thinker and able to move onto the next thing, and be able to take my ‘L’ and move on,” Booker said Wednesday, in his first comments since the night his Phoenix Suns lost to the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, eight days ago.“The memories are there, but it’s nothing personal between us,” Booker said. “We lost and that’s it, and I’m man enough to accept that and move on. There’s no hate towards Jrue or K Mid.”</blockquote><p>Devin Booker is keeping it totally professional, and there’s really no reason not to do that. Sure, Holiday and Middleton’s Bucks just beat his Suns in the NBA Finals, but it’s not like there was a whole lot of bad blood there. It was just a competitive series that Milwaukee ended up winning because it had the best player in Giannis Antetokounmpo.</p><p>These three players now have to focus on winning gold for Team USA. Holiday showed great spirit against France by trying to will them to victory in the fourth quarter. While his efforts <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/team-usa-news-americans-collapse-absolutely-epic-fashion-vs-france-open-olympics/" rel="noopener">were for naught</a> against France, Holiday got the start alongside Booker against Iran in a 120-66 win.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns star Devin Booker breaks silence on losing to Team USA teammates Jrue Holiday, Khris Middleton in NBA Finals

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His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Devin Booker, Khris Middleton, and Jrue Holiday have finally arrived in Tokyo as part of Team USA’s contingent for the Olympics basketball tournament. The trio had to spend 12 hours on a plane to get to Japan and it was clear that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-devin-booker-avoids-awkward-plane-ride-to-tokyo-after-nba-finals-loss-to-bucks/" rel="noopener">long-haul flight</a> had taken its toll on them. This is exactly why Team USA head coach Gregg Popovich saw to it that all three players felt warm and welcome as soon as they arrived.</p><p>Booker, Middleton, and Holiday finally made it to their hotel at around 1:00 AM local time, but despite the fact that their arrival came during the wee hours of the morning, coach Pop made sure he was part of their welcoming committee (h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/usabasketball/status/1419054656429248512">USA Basketball</a> on Twitter):</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Finals guys have arrived! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸</p><p>Welcome to Tokyo, <a href="https://twitter.com/DevinBook?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@DevinBook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Jrue_Holiday11?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Jrue_Holiday11</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/Khris22m?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Khris22m</a>! <a href="https://t.co/2Z7olhOi4h" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/2Z7olhOi4h</a></p><p>— USA Basketball (@usabasketball) <a href="https://twitter.com/usabasketball/status/1419054656429248512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 24, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The trio was visibly exhausted from the flight — not to mention they all just came from an epic six-game NBA Finals series — but it was also clear that they were quite excited to take part in the quest for gold. Booker himself said in the clip that he’s ready to go, and Team USA will definitely benefit from his inclusion in the squad. The same can be said for newly-crowned NBA champs Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday.</p><p>As for Pop, it looks like the veteran coach wasted no time giving instructions to his players. It seems like he already laid out what he expects from them in terms of their inclusion in the squad. At 1 o’clock in the morning. After a grueling 12-hour flight. Clearly, there are no days off for coach Pop.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

WATCH: Team USA coach Gregg Popovich’s heartwarming gesture for Devin Booker, Khris Middleton, Jrue Holiday

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Draymond Green gets utterly honest about Khris Middleton, Jrue Holiday, Devin Booker joining Team USA

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After the game, even though he admitted that he’s still reeling from the loss, he also took the good with the bad. The vastly improved Suns big man spoke to Booker in the locker room, reminding him that they’ve barely scratched the surface (via <a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10008255-deandre-ayton-told-devin-booker-suns-loss-to-bucks-was-just-the-beginning">Bleacher Report</a>).</p><blockquote>“This is just the beginning. Now we know what we need to do, and no less. We’re gonna keep each other accountable for the rest of our careers.”</blockquote><p>Just in case people forget, Booker is only 24 years old while Ayton is two years younger. Mikal Bridges is also only 24 years old, while Cameron Johnson is only a year older. So clearly, the future is limitless for the Suns.</p><p>It also helps that at a young age, Ayton already experienced a huge setback, which will only make him and the young Suns better, no matter how worn-out that sounds (via <a href="https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2021/7/21/22586468/jae-crowder-deandre-ayton-phoenix-suns-milwuakee-bucks-nba-finals-game-6-takeaways">Bright Side of the Sun</a>).</p><blockquote>“We the Suns know what it takes now and that’s all I’m going off of, to be honest. I mean, nobody really expected us to even, you know, be here. I know people talk about injuries of other teams and stuff like that, but at the end of the day, we playing ball and I’m just really happy how the guys had a wonderful season playing together to get us where we are today.</blockquote><p>Deandre Ayton is a wise man.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Devin Booker gets truthful five-word reminder from Deandre Ayton after losing in NBA Finals

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Phoenix Suns

Career

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Phoenix the fellas are on the way
Pull up🤙🏽

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2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
25.6	4.2	4.3	0.2	0.8

2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
25.6	4.2	4.3	0.2	0.8

Devin
Booker

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