76ers coach Doc Rivers gives Devin Booker props going into Monday night's game against Phoenix.
Rivers continued by discussing Booker’s trash talking, which became a hot topic after the Suns All-Star and Warriors guard Klay Thompson exchanged words to the point Thompson received his first career ejection in 651 games.
“I just like his makeup,” Rivers said. “He gets a lot of flak sometimes for the trash talk stuff, but I don’t think he does it for any other reason that when the game starts, he’s mean. And he means it. He’s not a trash talker for show. He just talks because he wants to destroy you. I don’t know if that’s ‘it’ or whatever, but I love ‘it.’ So I’ll just say that.”Booker was bouncing up and down in front of a chill Cameron Payne before Monday’s game.
“I’m happy, man,” Payne said. “I’m glad to be back playing. I hate missing games. I really hate missing games. I’m just glad to be back playing. Foot feels better. Just ready to get out there and help my team. Feels like we’ve been missing the fun part of the game. I’m here to bring it back.”Suns coach Monty Williams knows injuries is part of the game, but he feels for Cam Johnson, who suffered a torn meniscus tear in his right knee in Friday’s loss to Portland.
“I just feel bad for him,” Williams said. “Obviously it’s a tough thing to happen. He’s trained so hard to get ready for this season. Certainly important to our team. Just a tough blow. It’s easy to say injuries are part of the game, but it’s an unfortunate part that you wish a guy like that wouldn't have to deal with or any player for that matter. We’re just hoping for a speedy recovery.”
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