Smooth and soft shots, comprehensive offensive techniques, strong scoring explosiveness, off-court lace news, Suns home guard Devin Booker has been among the first-line quarterbacks in the past two or three seasons, and this year he has brought the team to the finals in the case of joining hands with Paul and Ayton, which has been loved and recognized by more fans.
Every NBA star always has some anecdotes or anecdotes that aren't necessarily widely known, and Booker is no exception. In this article, the author will sort out a little bit of ten anecdotes about Devon Booker for everyone to give fans a more comprehensive understanding of this NBA strong quarterback who has entered the Middle Age. Of course, if there is any discussion or supplement, I also welcome you to leave a message in the comment area to share.
First, about Booker's family, pedigree, and upbringing
Devin Booker's biological father, Melvin Booker, a point guard and African American, was a rushing visitor to the NBA, who traveled to the Rockets, Denver, and Warriors from 1996 to 1997, averaging 5.2 points and 2.3 assists per game. After leaving the NBA, Melvin Booker spent most of his time panning for gold in the Italian league, and also briefly developed in the Turkish and Russian leagues, only to return to the United States in 2008, and was not with Him during Booker's childhood.
Devin Booker's mother, Veronica Gutierrez, is of mixed Mexican and Puerto Rican descent, met Booker's father during the 96/96 season and gave birth to a passionate little Booker. The two are not married, Booker has lived with his mother since he was a child, knowing that his father is an NBA player, but there is little contact with his father, mostly cross-oceanic phone calls or old Booker's return to the United States to rest on vacation.
It can be said that Devin Booker's childhood was not accompanied by his biological father, and although he looked white, he still belonged to black players in blood. Booker also has a half-brother, Darwin Wade, and a younger sister, Meiya.
As a teenager, Booker fell in love with basketball and has lived and studied basketball since the age of 12 as a former NBA player. In order to support her son's dream, Veronica Gutierre was quite generous and willing to reconnect with her father and go to Mississippi for his father's long-term training.
Booker served as a Special Olympics ambassador
Booker's sister, Meiya, suffers from chromosomal microdeletion syndrome, which is slightly lower than the average intelligence. For his sister, Booker has always been very fond of him. Even after becoming an NBA star, Booker still regularly finds time to go back to see his mother and sister.
Because of such a family relationship, Booker served as an ambassador for the Special Olympics World Games and has always done charity in this regard.
Third, Devon Booker's father was a teammate with Danilo Gallinari
As mentioned earlier, Devin Booker's father, Melvin Booker, played in the Italian league for a long time, and from 2007 to 2008, Melvin Booker was with Gallinari at the Milan Club Olympia. On the basketball court, the old Booker and Gallinari are full of tacit understanding, the elder Booker is the point guard who delivers cannonballs to Gallinari, and the two become friends off the court.
After playing in the 07/08 season, the two traveled to the United States together, the elder Booker was retired to the age of retirement to transition to return to china, gallinari participated in the 2008 draft, became the No. 6 show in the Knicks to carry out the NBA career.
When he first arrived in the United States, Gallinari also paid a special visit to the elder Booker, and left a photo with the young Booker who had studied basketball with his father, which was estimated that many NBA fans had never seen. The basketball world is so small, and the fate is so wonderful. According to the friendship of his fathers, Booker saw the Italians and had to call him uncle.
Perhaps, as Booker's child, Gallinari also coached him how to play basketball. At present, the Phoenix Suns have advanced to the Finals, and the Eagles and Bucks in the Eastern Conference Finals are still in a fierce battle. Perhaps on the stage of the Finals, Booker had a chance to play with Danilo Gallinari for the last round of the finals series.
Before entering the NBA, Booker wanted to be chosen by the Magic
At the 2015 NBA Draft, Booker was selected by the Phoenix Suns with the 13th pick in the first round, and then began a journey of rising sun. However, before the draft night that year, Booker expressed his desire to go to magic, and he felt that the owner of the magic would choose him, because the two were Michigan compatriots.
However, the Magic were holding the no. 5 pick at the time, and in the end, instead of considering Booker, they selected small forward Mario Hezonja from Croatia, whose NBA career was dismal, and could only be said that the Magic looked away.
Booker's best friends in the NBA used to be Towns, Russell, and Simmons
Before entering the NBA, Booker and Towns attended the University of Kentucky together, and the two had a good friendship, and in the 14/15 season, they had an exaggerated 38-game winning streak in the NCAA season, but lost to the University of Wisconsin in the final. Before meeting Booker, Towns knew Russell, and Simmons turned out to be Russell's best friend, because of their similar age, the four began to play together, and various groups used to participate in commercial activities and games together, known as the new version of "Banana Boat Brothers".
Of the four, Towns and Russell were the best. After that, Towns and Simmons are now also iron brothers, and the relationship between the two is good enough to stay up late to eat chicken if there is a game tomorrow. In contrast, Booker's relationship with Simmons is the shallowest, and the reason the two can become friends for a certain period of time is based on Downs and Russell.
From the current point of view, Downs, Russell, and Simmons are still in an "Iron Triangle" relationship, but Booker seems to be estranged from them, as to what the reason is, and see the breakdown below.
Booker's favorite game to play is the Call of Duty series
The times are different, the younger generation of NBA stars, CBA stars, most of them like to play video games, Booker is no exception. However, he is a more hardcore player, and his favorite game is the Call of Duty series, which occasionally broadcasts games live, and the level is not low.
Among the former "new banana boat" brothers, Russell also likes to play the Call of Duty series, often meeting to play games together; as for Towns and Simmons, they are not too interested in this game and prefer to eat chicken in PUBG.
Hamilton, the "Mask Man", is Booker's basketball enlightenment idol in addition to Kobe
Booker is Kobe's iron fan, and this veteran NBA fan basically knows it. In fact, in addition to Kobe, the idol that Booker has publicly admitted is Hamilton, the "mask man" known for his ability to shoot and run.
Because, as mentioned earlier, Booker is from Michigan and fell in love with basketball at a very young age. Geographically, the Pistons are certainly his home team. It can be said that Hamilton, who also plays a score guard, can also be regarded as Booker's enlightenment and learning object. Hamilton and Kobe Bryant are old friends and rivals who have competed from small to large, and I don't know how Little Booker felt when he watched the Pistons play the Lakers.
It is worth mentioning that Booker's nose was crooked to Beverly during this year's Western Conference finals, and he needed to wear a mask to play later. After the injury, Booker was also the first to ask his idol Hamilton how to play comfortably while wearing a mask. Kobe Bryant's encouragement and gifts to Booker need not be mentioned, Hamilton is also fond of this young man, chasing the stars to this point, Booker can be described as a model.
Booker's study of Chinese culture is not shallow
Although the number of trips to China is not much, Booker's recognition and love of Chinese culture can be regarded as a very deep star among NBA stars. In terms of diet, Booker can skillfully use chopsticks, and has a high degree of love for Chinese food, and has recently been photographed eating with chopsticks.
Another proof is even more interesting. Three years ago, Booker had posted a screenshot of a conversation with his mother on social media, expressing four years of mutual expression, and fans found that... Booker's mobile phone is equipped with Chinese input method, and it seems that foreigners who have a strong interest and understanding of pinyin and Chinese are also foreigners.
Of course, language is used to communicate, Booker is also a playboy off the field, and it is not surprising that the purpose of installing Chinese input method in the mobile phone may be to talk to Chinese Internet celebrities or Chinese bloggers.
Booker's ex-girlfriend, Jordan Woods, is a ruthless man
Before dating Kendal and falling in love, Booker's legitimate girlfriend was Jordyn Woods.
Jordyn Woods is a model and influencer who takes the route of being slightly fat and hot. It is worth mentioning that Jordyn Woods is a good girlfriend of Kendal Jenna's sister Kelly Jenna, and her friendship with Kendal before knowing Booker is not shallow.
Later, Jordan Woods breaks up with Booker, and Booker and Kendal are together. However, Booker's ex-girlfriend, Jordyn Woods, intervened in the marriage of Kohler Kardashian and Tristan Thompson. After that, Jordan Woods and Booker's once good brother Towns began dating and falling in love late last year.
It can only be said that your circle is really chaotic, and Jordyn Woods is really cruel, completing a big drama of sister debt and revenge on Booker. At present, the brotherhood of the New Banana Boat has disintegrated, and Booker estimates that he and Russell are not strangers.
Booker is a collector and enthusiast of classic cars
On match days, fans often see Booker driving a classic car into the arena. The popular NBA star salary and endorsement often tens of millions of dollars a year, the means of transportation of course to pull the wind. Unlike the NBA stars who drive the same modern high-priced sports cars, Booker's garage is mostly classic cars, and he seems to like driving cars that others have used.