Phoenix Suns’ Devin Booker Slams Anthony Davis for His Excuses After Destroying LeBron James’ Lakers

Posted on by Jack Marks

Before the teams played on Sunday night, Anthony Davis had a few words to say regarding the Los Angeles Lakers’ playoff loss to the Phoenix Suns last season. The Suns, on the other hand, had the final say. The NBA-leading Suns defeated LeBron James and the Lakers 140-111, with Devin Booker scoring 30 points and DeAndre Ayton adding 23 points and 16 rebounds in just 27 minutes.

Davis told reporters before the game that if he hadn’t been out with a groin ailment last season, the Lakers would have beaten the Suns in their semifinal series.

“We know that. They know that. They got away with one,” Davis said.

Anthony Davis

The former All-Star forward claimed that Phoenix was fortunate because he was ailing, and that if he had been well, the team would have won the series. It was a divisive stance that got people talking.

Devin Booker’s response to Anthony Davis’ comments after torching LeBron James and the Lakers

Devin Booker came for the post-game interview after the Lakers were blown out by the Suns to respond to Anthony Davis’ comments. Booker said Davis’ comments were “funny” and that there are a lot of “what-ifs” in the league’s history. Along the way, he offered several fascinating parallels.

“If if was a fifth, we’d all be drunk. If my auntie had something between her legs, she’d be my uncle. There’s a lot of if’s in this game. And you look at history along the lines, there’s something that comes up for every team during every season. Instead of just taking the high route and going, you have to make a comment like that.”

You can always point to what-if circumstances that affected a winner’s victory in the NBA. The Lakers themselves are constantly dealing with this what-if scenario, as supporters continue to doubt their 2020 title chances. This is why, when it comes to debating rings, the use of asterisks is pointless: you can practically assign an asterisk to any winner if you nitpick them.

Fans would undoubtedly be offended if Davis stated that the Lakers would have won if he had been healthy. Anything may have been better if he hadn’t mentioned it before the game. The fact that the Lakers were defeated by the Suns by a large margin simply adds to the irony of the scenario.