Carmelo Anthony says it wasn't easy for what Phoenix Suns SG Devin Booker did during the Olympics.
PHOENIX -- Despite being one of the NBA's best scorers, Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker is often snubbed of credit for his abilities elsewhere in the game, though the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris helped flip the script.
Booker - on a team full of historically great players such as LeBron James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant - adapted his usual role as a primary scorer and embraced doing dirty work for Team USA during their gold medal run, which included a lot of off-ball work. USA Head coach Steve Kerr specifically highlighted Booker after defeating France in their final game:
"He was incredible this entire round. Just what he does, play to play to play. Rock solid. Completely changed his role from the NBA to now. He was kind of our unsung MVP. I just wanted to say that."Kerr wasn't the only prominent name in the basketball world to offer props to Booker adapting his role, as NBA legend Carmelo Anthony did just that on a recent episode of his"The one person on the team who had to change their role was Devin Booker.
"Devin Booker comes from that. In college, he came from that. He came off the bench. He's used to earning his minutes and working his way and hard work. People forget about that. He was more adaptable to that role. He was the unsung hero on that team. That's hard to do."Donnie Druin is the Publisher for All Cardinals and Inside The Suns. Donnie moved to Arizona in 2012 and has been with Fan Nation since 2018.
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