Kentucky Sports Radio · Jun 5, 2022
Show Devin Booker the respect he deserves
Photo by Christian Petersen | Getty ImagesIt is long overdue for the sports world to put some respect on Devin Booker’s name. Despite doing nearly everything that other big stars have done both on and off the court (and many things they haven’t), Book still isn’t routinely listed as one of the NBA’s top stars, and it makes no sense. He doesn’t get ESPN love, he gets painfully fewer All-Star votes than worse players, and outside of Phoenix and Kentucky, there aren’t too many Booker jerseys running around.
LeBron James, the biggest name in the game, pointed out this fact after Book’s initial All-Star snub in 2021, calling him the most disrespected player in the league. “Simple as that.”