He and his teammates, thirsty for anything to grab on to, joyously celebrated around him and it left Booker awkwardly having to defend his historic night - the Suns still lost that game by 10 points.īooker can't clear those scars and doesn't want to.īut that seems like a lifetime ago now. The most glorious moment of that span came when Booker had a magical night in Boston in March 2017, scoring 70 points in a brilliant playmaking display. The Suns were worse than a laughingstock they were irrelevant.
He spent most of the first four years of his pro career in a morass, cycling through coaches and averaging a measly 22 wins a season. But many of those memories don't come with smiles. He smiles when he thinks back to being drafted by the Suns in 2015 he had never spent appreciable time in the desert and knew nothing about the city. He speaks about his own recent history frequently, though not always with fondness. But for Phoenix Suns games, he'll be wearing his long-preferred vintage Kobes (thank you very much).īooker likes to immerse himself in the past. He thinks they're pretty nice and has been wearing them in warmups. Nike, seizing on his fast-growing popularity, has started selling a Booker-themed version of its Zoom GT Cut 2. He likes vintage cars, vintage fashion and, when one considers his festering rivalry with contemporary star Luka Doncic, even some vintage NBA bad blood. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĭevin Booker delivered the vintage performance Phoenix had to have in Game 3ĭevin Booker is into nostalgia.
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