With 38 points in the Suns’ big win over the Thunder, Devin Booker has made a very small club into the history books. Enough to make the Suns star crave a punchline, and it was a former All-Star who paid the price …
Traveling scorer, Devin Booker further cemented his status by becoming, at just 25, the 7th youngest player in history to reach the 10,000 career point mark. D-Book thus joins Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrady, Carmelo Anthony and Giannis Antetokounmpo in this very prestigious club.
25 years old. 10K points.
Book follows elite company as the 7th youngest player to score 10,000 ???? pic.twitter.com/Z2yKjzNtKn
– ESPN (@espn) December 30, 2021
Devin Booker celebrates his place in history … by slashing a legend
A great accomplishment of which the Suns star is obviously proud. But after the game, the All-Star couldn’t help but send a missile at another former All-Star: Jeff Hornacek, his Phoenix coach during his freshman year in the league:
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“If Hornacek put me in more, I’d be at about 12 right now.”????????????
– Devin Booker on reaching 10K career points
(h/t @GeraldBourguet) pic.twitter.com/CBxyfzbMZm
— NBA Central (@TheNBACentral) December 30, 2021
“If Hornacek had made me play more, I would be around 12,000 points instead of 10,000.” ????????????
– Devin Booker after reaching 10,000 career points
The tackle is supported by Hornacek, who actually trusted Booker significantly less than the other coaches thereafter. Evidence below, with the mark of 27.7 minutes in 2015-16, increased to 35 the following year, once Hornacek was sacked by the Arizona franchise:
The grudge is visibly lingering with Devin Booker, who still hasn’t fully digested from being underused to his liking by Jeff Hornacek. An additional motivation for this disciple of Kobe Bryant, who still overflows with ambition …