The entire NBA world has been turned upside down after the news of the Dallas Mavericks superstar, Luka Doncic being traded to the Lakers broke through. Moreover, this has led social media into an absolute frenzy, with everyone from reporters to fans, and even other NBA superstars joining in on the action!

One of them is Phoenix Suns, guard Devin Booker. The Suns star has had many encounters with Doncic over the past years, including playoff tussles. Furthermore, just a couple of days back the Mavericks’ official X account posted an infamous picture of The Slovenian guard starting down Booker with a smirk on his face from the 2023 NBA playoffs. With the caption, “Ok last one we swear.” Trolling the Suns guard.

This dig was noted by the Suns star, as he waited for an opportunity to take his shot. Well, with the news of the blockbuster trade involving Doncic heading to Los Angeles in exchange for Anthony Davis. Booker saw a perfect window of opportunity to take his shot at the Mavs. He reposted the tweet writing a brutal three-word response. “Kept their word,” Booker wrote. As he had the last laugh in this social media troll.

That being said, Booker and Doncic have a long history of verbal clashes on the court and the rivalry seems to be aging greatly. Also, the two will have several more opportunities to settle it on the court with both Phoenix and Los Angeles being part of the Western Conference. Let’s what was Devin Booker’s initial reaction after he found out about Doncic’s trade news.

“It’s crazy!”: Devin Booker couldn’t believe Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade news

Well, the entire basketball world is left stunned by the colossal trade news. So, we cannot blame Booker who reportedly first heard the news during the Suns’ matchup against the Trail Blazers. In footage recorded from the stands, Suns players including Booker and Kevin Durant are seeing passing phones after being made aware of the news. The visual shows absolute shock on the faces of the Phoenix players. Moreover, KD was even allegedly seen saying “What are they doing?” With other players sitting in awe as well.

After the game, Booker gave his reaction to the trade. “It’s crazy, man! I really don’t know what to say about it. Luka being a guy that everybody has claimed is untouchable and untradeable. The NBA shows you again. You can’t predict it.” Booker said. As the guard suggested, you can expect the unexpected in this league. He focused on the fact that Doncic was someone labeled as “untouchable” and even he’s not safe in this business.

He further added, “It’s a business. They’re always having a conversation about you. Don’t think that you’re safe.” Booker has earlier also said something similar on the whole Suns trade situation regarding Jimmy Butler and Bradley Beal. This trade just goes to show that he in fact was on point back then. However, this is a tough one to wrap your head around, because just last season Luka led them to a Conference Finals and finished third in the MVP rankings. With the trade deadline still a few days away, we can expect a few more surprises.