Devin Booker’s offensive moves are among the smoothest. Not wasting too much motion and balancing his energy, the Guard has compact mechanics. He has great dribble moves, he can deploy smooth crossovers, and he can make step-backs. His shooting form exudes the knowledge of fundamentals. He can nail fadeaways, He can do one pull-up, he can fake a pass and get to the rim. His elastic body allows him to evade defenders well and, thanks to his will to keep improving, the Phoenix Suns Guard has built a solid offensive skill set.

The Guard is just a complete offensive package, which is rare in any era. However, once he took exception to a hard-nosed individual during a workout. He also began a debate about the intensity during a pickup game.

Devin Booker ignited a controversy in 2019

Chris Johnson organizes incredible pro ball open gym camps. He includes various NBA players, from superstars to role players. During an open gym session at Samson Center in 2019, Devin Booker, in his usual fashion, caught fire and buried bucket after bucket. In a game of 11, he made nine straight shots and looked in tremendous touch. This is why former Chicago Bulls Defensive Anchor Joakim Noah started to lead the defense more intensely.

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During a possession, Book received the ball from the right corner. He had a defender right up his hip. Assuming a post-position, the incredible scorer didn’t expect another defender. As per Joakim Noah’s instructions, Tony Snell arrived from the vacant left side. Thus, when Tony Snell came to help from that side, this restricted Booker’s area of operation. Snell got closer access to the ball and stripped it away to send it out of bounds. A perturbed Booker then shouted, “Hey, we are not doubling in the gym bro”. To this, Noah, who directed the double team and was in the free-throw area, quickly replied, “Yeah, we are”. 

Then D-Book said, “I see this sh** all season”. To which the stellar defender replied, “Part of the game”. Four years after this happenstance, the former Bulls legend opens up about the whole incident.

Noah expresses his thoughts on the matter

Sitting down in Barstool Sports’ Pardon My Take, the former All-Star Center said, ”We are playing till 11, the guy has like the first nine buckets of the game. Yo, it is a close game, I am not trying to get off the court. Like, I get it, some guys might not care about winning in a pickup. I wanna fu***** win. It was just second nature to me.”

Little did the 2014 DPOY know that this is going to become an online sensation. He continued, “Next thing I know, This sh** is going viral. Kobe is talking about it, what he would do”. Kobe Bryant also used to get double-team often during such kind of open gym sessions. When asked about how he would react. Bryant pridefully replied, “You gotta send another one”. Did Devin Booker wrongfully berate Joakim Noah? 

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