Suns’ Devin Booker Speaks On 2024 NBA All-Star Game
Here C was here I mean he had seven people in the game um um it’s always a great experience um you know we don’t get much free time and you know this is always something that once it first once they first announce you like I don’t get
The week I don’t get the week off but but then you get here and then once you start taking it all in you start having the conversations with you know the legends of the game you know the guys that came before us and you know started this whole this whole business so you
Know it’s always honorous what you just thought SC Beyond beond um it was cool you know just pick up friendly basketball is this considering I’m no guy don’t want to get hurt point of trying to it’s still hard to find that balance of competing not risking something you got another commer
Yeah it’s very hard to find that balance um I honestly have no no answer for it so you know we did enough pregame speeches on you know how we’re trying to fix it and make it more competitive but I just think the evolution of the game
And um ring culture you know has people more focus on their team than you know a a All-Star Game talk about the step versus Sabrina shoot up what do you think of that and do you think that the NBA can do uh I guess more of a job of incorporating W
WBA yeah it’s probably the the event I heard about the most going coming into the weekend so you know good job for them and the marketing behind it um and just the collaboration with the WNBA you know I think it’s always something that’s going to be good for both of our
Sports I love the uh Billard of you on the building what did you think about that told me the inspiration behind but um inspiration is the library um that’s something I want to stand um the drop of the book One something that you know a
Lot of time a lot of energy went into to so to finally see it come to life and get to celebrate with the team and my family and everybody that made it come to life you know it was it was a hell of a time Indianapolis really showed out
This week how did it compare to other All-Star weekends as far as how the city showed up um what do you mean it showed up fans signage you on the side of a building that it was crazy um it was a great time how what impressed you the
Most about the whole weekend um just the history and the legends that are in the building so you know I’m a big pay homage guy to the ones that come before you and you know being in there with bird being in there at Reggie you know in their their home cities their
Hometowns man it’s it was a good time could you feel the pride that this building was showed towards basketball with all of that history in Indiana yeah I mean I I understand I grew up in Michigan right around the corner so you know I know the history runs deep here
And I used to grow up playing at spe um which was a a gym that we used to always have a lot of tournaments in so you know I’m very familiar with it for yeah it’s go time you know it’s time to turn it up a little bit and you know
Just compete at the highest level like you said remain to stay healthy and you know you just want to Peak at the right time you want to play the the right basketball um and just keep getting better and keep getting better before the playoffs in terms of this game how
Do you reflect on on what happened out there today uh it was a good time you know I’ve seen a lot of smiles um yeah you trying to get away you try to huh you trying to go somewhere after this yeah I’m trying to race all these
Other planes that are uh going to be on the T I ain’t trying to get caught in that line what was it like to be with all the your fellow UK and Coach Cal here tonight Coach Cal Tyler Ulus um those guys hold a deer spot in my heart
Um every time I come and play in Indiana during the season Big Blue Nation always shows up and shows love so um it’s cool to see K I haven’t seen him in a long time obviously me and Tyler we we remain in contact you know almost daily so you
Know seven seven guys from UK in the game that’s a pretty impressive stat look um something you’re looking forward to just the second half of the Season anything um you w in your team specifically you want you want them to accomplish uh just keep getting better keep trusting each other and building
The chemistry um it’s our first real year together we just made some trades at the deadline so getting the new guys acquainted and so far so good so you know I’m happy of where we’re at how do you feel after the event yesterday um Sho like just an intimate thing how how
Was it uh it was a great time family enjoyed themselves I got my mom out the house she usually never pulls up to anything so lot of smiles on people’s faces a lot of you know just trying to take it all in and you know it’s
Something that just hits me in waves you know I continue working I’m already working on the book too but you know we just want to sit here and you know take in the first one first it’s always our pleasure representing the valley in theer week right hell yeah that’s the
Most important part that’s why I wanted to pay homage with these um inspired by the allstar game that was in Phoenix in 1995 two things your team needs to be done to get to the finals um I’m not trying to get there I done did that
Already I’m trying to finish it but we just have to keep getting better simple as that thank you thanks both appreciate you guys
Phoenix Suns superstar Devin Booker spoke to reporters after participating in the 2024 NBA All-Star Game, the competitiveness of the event, the Steph vs. Sabrina shootout, how Indianapolis hosted the event, and more.
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