Apr 17, 2020 nobody questioned that lebron james could still dominate basketball games, we had seen it in the playoffs for years. Devin booker, kendall jenner spotted not practicing social. Devin booker will replace an injured damian lillard in the nba allstar game and threepoint contest. Suns ty jerome dishes on devin booker, lebron james, more. Lebron james has a cool message for devin booker the spun. 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. Lillard, however, is still expected to perform as his musical alias dame d. The bulls are hiring 76ers executive marc eversley to be the franchises new general manager, league sources told espn. It is bookers first allstar selection and he will have an opportunity to take home his second 3point shootout trophy.
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. He had already been praised by the likes of kobe bryant, dwyane wade and klay thompson to name a few. Aug 17, 2016 cavaliers star lebron james said phoenix suns youngster devin booker is one undertheradar player who could be a future allstar. If the phoenix suns cant contend, general manager james jones is going to have to. Aug 18, 2016 lebron james is the latest to praise phoenix suns star and former kentucky wildcats guard devin booker. Devin booker leaves lebron james, kawhi leonard, anthony davis in awe. Lakers vs suns december 2, 201819 nba season all clips property of the. Lebron james should have signed with the phoenix suns. One was tyler johnson, and then devin booker was the. Devin armani booker born october 30, 1996 is an american professional basketball player for the phoenix suns of the national basketball association nba. Lebron james shared a sweet message for devin booker, who was selected to replace damian lillard in the allstar game. Lebron james uses 2 words to describe isiah thomas.
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. Feb, 2020 the nba named phoenixs devin booker to replace the injured damian lillard in the allstar game and 3point contest. 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 correctly predicted devin bookers recent success. 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.
Lebrons team came storming back to reach 157 first, using lebron james, anthony davis, kawhi leonard. 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. The suns may not be one of the top teams in the nba, but devin booker has been playing at a very high level. Lebron james devin booker phoenix suns photo by adam pantozzinbae via getty images phoenix suns. Feb, 2020 devin booker will replace an injured damian lillard in the nba allstar game and threepoint contest. Suns gm james jones upset about devin booker allstar snub larry brown sports. Recently, news came that injured damian lillard will be replaced by devin booker in the allstar game. 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.
Lebron james congratulates devin booker on participation in the all. We need some consistency in whats rewarded in the selection process. Lakers trade of kyle kuzma for devin booker floated by. Of course, since lillard was supposed to play for team lebron, james. 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.
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. Lebron james, lonzo ball lead lakers past devin booker, suns. 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. Lebron james says suns devin booker is a future allstar. 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. 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.
Suns devin booker replaces injured damian lillard in all. Devin booker has not been selected to the allstar game. Rachel nichols, ramona shelburne and richard jefferson play stat market, an overunders game in which they predict the scoring average. Devin booker to replace damian lillard at nba allstar game. Bookers exceptional first year also caught the eyes from his peers around the league.
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. Devin booker isnt jordan, but they share one important. To make up for his absence, the league announced earlier today that devin booker of the phoenix suns would be the replacement. 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. The suns may not be one of the top teams in the nba, but devin booker has been playing at a. 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. Booker will play for team lebron the team selected by lebron james. 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. Booker will play for team lebron the team selected by lebron james, one of the.
Lebron james congratulates devin booker on participation. Or, maybe like kobe, whos mannerisms matched jordan when he entered the nba. Heres what nba allstar game taught us about devin booker and the phoenix suns. Lebron james reacts to devin bookers all star nomination. Appearing on uninterrupteds open run podcast, lebron james mentioned the suns star rookie, without prompt. Lakers superstar lebron james sent a congratulatory tweet to devin booker after learning that he will replace damian lillard at this seasons. Devin booker in for injured damian lillard see whos playing for each side as team giannis and team lebron face off in the 2020.
Cavaliers star lebron james said phoenix suns youngster devin booker is one undertheradar player who could be a future allstar. 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. 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. For the second straight year, lebron will be captaining his own team. Devin booker to replace damian lillard at nba allstar. Q2 of the nba allstar game 2020 saw devin booker make it to the court. 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. 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, russell westbrook and devin booker overunders. 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. While the rest of the nba does their best lebron james impression, devin booker is trying to be like mike. Anthony davis, lebron james lead lakers to easy win vs. 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.
Suns guard devin booker will replace the blazers damian lillard, who promoted bookers nba allstar candidacy after suffering a groin injury wednesday. We played the lakers at staples center this year and the thunder at home, and i played in both of those games this year. One was tyler johnson, and then devin booker was the other. Lebron james, lonzo ball lead lakers past devin booker. 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. 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. Lebron james congratulates devin booker on participation in the allstar game. Why this might be lebron james most impressive season ever. D book should be a perennial all star, but he isnt based on winning. But on wednesday morning, devin booker mightve gotten his biggest endorsement to date.
Nobody questioned that lebron james could still dominate basketball games, we had seen it in the playoffs for years. Im sure steph curry and klay thompson were looking over their shoulders in the threepoint contest. First time allstar devin booker of the phoenix suns. Devin booker to replace damian lillard in nba allstar. Week result pts fg % ast reb st blk fantasy pts 20192020. 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. Lebron james is the latest to praise phoenix suns star and former kentucky wildcats guard devin booker. Suns devin booker could close the curtain on a fading lebron. Marc eversley joining bulls reshaped front office as gm.
Suns gm james jones upset about devin booker allstar snub. 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. Those are two guys who have been in the league and played at such a high level for however long. 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. Lebron james will be in chicago this weekend for the annual nba allstar game. Lakers urged to make surprise devin booker trade because. Phoenix guard devin booker has been named by nba commissioner adam silver to replace injured portland guard damian lillard on team lebron in. Devin booker needs to play all 48min a game for the phoenix suns by adam maynes. The two were trying to keep a low profile after getting out of bookers maybach, according to tmz sports. Ty jerome on studying devin booker, switching onto lebron james and navigating coronavirus as a suns rookie. 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.
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. 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. 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. I could mention the others that were involved but if. James harden, devin booker downplay saturdays scuffle. Phoenixs devin booker to replace damian lillard on team lebron. Lebron james calls suns devin booker a future allstar. Devin booker will have the last laugh by khaleel abdullah. Phoenix suns star devin booker was spotted at a rest stop near sedona, arizona along with model kendall jenner. Suns devin booker leads list of nba allstar snubs the. Devin booker archives probasketballtalk nbc sports. Headtohead comparison between the nba stars lebron james and devin booker that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular. People listen, without trying to poke holes in what youre saying.
The nba named phoenixs devin booker to replace the injured damian lillard in the allstar game and 3point contest. Potential lakers c joakim noah has words with phoenixs devin. Aug 17, 2016 but on wednesday morning, devin booker mightve gotten his biggest endorsement to date. 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. Cleveland cavaliers vs phoenix suns march, 2018 note n warning. Westleading lakers beat suns 117107 for 3rd win in row. With suns and lakers on the rise, one of nbas most ferocious rivalries is reborn.