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Of course, since lillard was supposed to play for team lebron, james. While the rest of the nba does their best lebron james impression, devin booker is trying to be like mike. Lebron james comparison headtohead comparison between the nba stars lebron james and devin booker that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side. Ty jerome on studying devin booker, switching onto lebron james and navigating coronavirus as a suns rookie. Westleading lakers beat suns 117107 for 3rd win in row. Devin armani booker born october 30, 1996 is an american professional basketball player for the phoenix suns of the national basketball association nba. Grab your copy of slam 224 featuring dlo, book and kat for us, at this point, its bigger than basketball, devin booker says, with dangelo russell. One was tyler johnson, and then devin booker was the.

Lebron james devin booker phoenix suns photo by adam pantozzinbae via getty images phoenix suns. Games played between devin booker and lebron james this is the detail of nba games in which devin booker and lebron james played against each other, including headtohead record, stats average, game highs and gamebygame data both in the regular season and playoffs. With suns and lakers on the rise, one of nbas most ferocious rivalries is reborn. Suns devin booker leads list of nba allstar snubs the. Phoenixs devin booker to replace damian lillard on team lebron. But on wednesday morning, devin booker mightve gotten his biggest endorsement to date.

Lebron james correctly predicted devin bookers recent success. Probably playing against chris paul and playing against lebron james. You can argue whether devin bookers future looks like a kevin martin type or a future multitime allstar considered one of the best in the game. Potential lakers c joakim noah has words with phoenixs devin. The trio of anthony davis, lebron james and rajon rondo led the way for the purple and gold, who are now 41 in their last five games. Phoenix guard devin booker has been named by nba commissioner adam silver to replace injured portland guard damian lillard on team lebron in. One was tyler johnson, and then devin booker was the other. Suns guard devin booker will replace the blazers damian lillard, who promoted bookers nba allstar candidacy after suffering a groin injury wednesday. Suns devin booker could close the curtain on a fading lebron. Lebron james congratulates devin booker on participation in the all. Recently, news came that injured damian lillard will be replaced by devin booker in the allstar game. First time allstar devin booker of the phoenix suns.

The two were trying to keep a low profile after getting out of bookers maybach, according to tmz sports. Aug 17, 2016 but on wednesday morning, devin booker mightve gotten his biggest endorsement to date. Booker will play for team lebron the team selected by lebron james. Lebron called devin booker a future allstar in uninterrupteds open run podcast in which king james was featured in, in midaugust 2016, he talked about a lot of things.

Suns ty jerome dishes on devin booker, lebron james, more. Devin booker will have the last laugh by khaleel abdullah. Lillard, however, is still expected to perform as his musical alias dame d. The nba announced today phoenix suns guard devin booker has been named by nba commissioner adam silver to replace injured portland trail blazers guard damian lillard on team lebron in the 2020 nba. He attended moss point high school in moss point, mississippi and played in the 2014 mcdonalds allamerican game, before spending one season playing college basketball for the university. Lakers vs suns december 2, 201819 nba season all clips property of the. Rachel nichols, ramona shelburne and richard jefferson play stat market, an overunders game in which they predict the scoring average. Suns devin booker replaces injured damian lillard in all. Lakers trade of kyle kuzma for devin booker floated by.

It is bookers first allstar selection and he will have an opportunity to take home his second 3point shootout trophy. Devin booker needs to play all 48min a game for the phoenix suns by adam maynes. Devin booker in for injured damian lillard see whos playing for each side as team giannis and team lebron face off in the 2020. Im sure steph curry and klay thompson were looking over their shoulders in the threepoint contest. Q2 of the nba allstar game 2020 saw devin booker make it to the court. Lebron james congratulates devin booker on participation in the allstar game. Why this might be lebron james most impressive season ever. Lebrons team came storming back to reach 157 first, using lebron james, anthony davis, kawhi leonard. Heres what we know about devin booker, his connections with all parties involved in the complex scandal, and his relationship with jordyn woods. Lebron james went back into the time machine on friday night as he looked back on one of the most memorable moments of his basketball career, an epic gold medal game against spain in the 2008 beijing olympics, which was capped off with some clutch buckets by the late kobe bryant. Lebron james calls suns devin booker a future allstar.

Cavaliers star lebron james said phoenix suns youngster devin booker is one undertheradar player who could be a future allstar. With team lebron picking up a win in the first quarter, it was up to devin booker and co to keep up the pace in q2. Lebron james is the latest to praise phoenix suns star and former kentucky wildcats guard devin booker. He attended moss point high school in moss point, mississippi and played in the 2014 mcdonalds allamerican game, before spending one season playing college basketball for the university of kentucky. Lakers superstar lebron james sent a congratulatory tweet to devin booker after learning that he will replace damian lillard at this seasons. Or, maybe like kobe, whos mannerisms matched jordan when he entered the nba. With just under six minutes left and the rockets leading by five, booker grabbed harden at or above his shoulders to prevent a potential layup on a fast break. Lebron james has a cool message for devin booker the spun. Devin booker will replace an injured damian lillard in the nba allstar game and threepoint contest. Appearing on uninterrupteds open run podcast, lebron james mentioned the suns star rookie, without prompt. Devin booker is obviously an extremely competitive player and seems to thoroughly enjoy a challenge. Aug 17, 2016 cavaliers star lebron james said phoenix suns youngster devin booker is one undertheradar player who could be a future allstar. Aug 18, 2016 lebron james is the latest to praise phoenix suns star and former kentucky wildcats guard devin booker. Lebron james says suns devin booker is a future allstar.

Lebron james congratulates devin booker on participation. To make up for his absence, the league announced earlier today that devin booker of the phoenix suns would be the replacement. Lebron james shared a sweet message for devin booker, who was selected to replace damian lillard in the allstar game. Devin booker isnt jordan, but they share one important. Phoenix guard devin booker has been named by nba commissioner adam silver to replace injured portland guard damian lillard on team lebron in the 2020 nba allstar game. Devin booker archives probasketballtalk nbc sports. Portlands damian lillard, who was lebrons first pick of the reserves, is out for sundays game and the 3point shootout, will be replaced in the shootout and on team lebron by phoenix suns guard devin booker. Feb, 2020 the nba announced today phoenix suns guard devin booker has been named by nba commissioner adam silver to replace injured portland trail blazers guard damian lillard on team lebron in the 2020 nba. Devin booker to replace damian lillard in nba allstar. Lakers superstar lebron james sent out a congratulatory tweet to suns guard devin booker after learning that he had been named a replacement on this seasons allstar game. Ive played with and against multiple allstars in this league, suns general manager james jones, who had a 14year nba career, said in a statement thursday, and devin booker is. The only other players in nba history to average 27 ppg and 6 apg on 50% shooting in a season are lebron james, michael jordan, larry bird. However, two months after lebron james said that devin booker could be an allstar every year, the lakers star left booker out of the western conference reserves.

The nba, his life, basketball, in general, but one thing he did mention was a player he thought had a bright future in the league. I do not believe that in the nba there is a greater challenge than pulling this particular bottomfeeding franchise out of the bowels of the standings and pull the suns back up to league prominence. Devin booker has not been selected to the allstar game. Lebron james, lonzo ball lead lakers past devin booker, suns. Suns gm james jones upset about devin booker allstar snub larry brown sports.

Dec 08, 2019 houston rockets star james harden and phoenix suns star devin booker both downplayed a chippy sequence near the end of saturdays game where each guard received a technical foul. The suns may not be one of the top teams in the nba, but devin booker has been playing at a very high level. People listen, without trying to poke holes in what youre saying. Those are two guys who have been in the league and played at such a high level for however long. Booker became the thirdyoungest player in nba history at 19 years, 81 days old to record a 30point game, behind lebron james and kevin durant, as well as the youngest suns player to score 30 or more points in a game. We need some consistency in whats rewarded in the selection process. For the second straight year, lebron will be captaining his own team. Feb, 2020 portlands damian lillard, who was lebrons first pick of the reserves, is out for sundays game and the 3point shootout, will be replaced in the shootout and on team lebron by phoenix suns guard devin booker. D book should be a perennial all star, but he isnt based on winning. Week result pts fg % ast reb st blk fantasy pts 20192020. Heres what nba allstar game taught us about devin booker and the phoenix suns. But devin booker, because youve got to remember, lebron james has about three years left, not on his contract, i am just thinking you know overall. The suns may not be one of the top teams in the nba, but devin booker has been playing at a.

Apr 17, 2020 nobody questioned that lebron james could still dominate basketball games, we had seen it in the playoffs for years. Marc eversley joining bulls reshaped front office as gm. Oct 17, 2019 young stars karlanthony towns, devin booker and dangelo russell are like brothers, forever linked even as theyve embarked on separate nba journeys. Theres value in earning your voice before you speak. Jan 31, 2020 ive played with and against multiple allstars in this league, suns general manager james jones, who had a 14year nba career, said in a statement thursday, and devin booker is. Phoenix suns star devin booker was spotted at a rest stop near sedona, arizona along with model kendall jenner. Lebron james reacts to devin bookers all star nomination. Lebron james uses 2 words to describe isiah thomas. Devin booker to replace damian lillard at nba allstar game. Not only will james have a great shooter in booker on his team for the allstar game, hell be joined by anthony davis, james harden, kawhi leonard and luka doncic. I could mention the others that were involved but if. Aug 20, 2019 lebron james went back into the time machine on friday night as he looked back on one of the most memorable moments of his basketball career, an epic gold medal game against spain in the 2008 beijing olympics, which was capped off with some clutch buckets by the late kobe bryant. Nobody questioned that lebron james could still dominate basketball games, we had seen it in the playoffs for years. Bookers exceptional first year also caught the eyes from his peers around the league.

If the phoenix suns cant contend, general manager james jones is going to have to. Anthony davis, lebron james lead lakers to easy win vs. Devin booker to replace damian lillard at nba allstar. The bulls are hiring 76ers executive marc eversley to be the franchises new general manager, league sources told espn.

Feb 11, 2020 the trio of anthony davis, lebron james and rajon rondo led the way for the purple and gold, who are now 41 in their last five games. Suns gm james jones upset about devin booker allstar snub. Feb, 2020 devin booker will replace an injured damian lillard in the nba allstar game and threepoint contest. Lebron james should have signed with the phoenix suns. Headtohead comparison between the nba stars lebron james and devin booker that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular. Feb, 2020 the nba named phoenixs devin booker to replace the injured damian lillard in the allstar game and 3point contest. We played the lakers at staples center this year and the thunder at home, and i played in both of those games this year. Devin booker, kendall jenner spotted not practicing social. Lebron james, lonzo ball lead lakers past devin booker. Booker will play for team lebron the team selected by lebron james, one of the. Lebron james, russell westbrook and devin booker overunders. Devin booker leaves lebron james, kawhi leonard, anthony davis in awe. Lakers urged to make surprise devin booker trade because.

Houston rockets star james harden and phoenix suns star devin booker both downplayed a chippy sequence near the end of saturdays game where each guard received a technical foul with just under six minutes left and the rockets leading by five, booker grabbed harden at or above his shoulders to prevent a potential layup on a fast break. The nba named phoenixs devin booker to replace the injured damian lillard in the allstar game and 3point contest. James harden, devin booker downplay saturdays scuffle. He had already been praised by the likes of kobe bryant, dwyane wade and klay thompson to name a few. Cleveland cavaliers vs phoenix suns march, 2018 note n warning.