Booker: Neither Curry nor I will leave our respective teams. Loyalty can win the respect of fans and the league.
6686 Sports November 5 News Recently, the well-known sports reporter Nick Friedell interviewed Suns star Devin Booker. The latter talked about many topics such as loyalty and city belonging. He believed that he, like Curry, would never leave his city throughout his career.
Booker knows that at this point in his career, he represents more than just a team every time he steps into the arena.
On Tuesday, local time, Booker said after the practice: "You can feel it, because there are not many people like this anymore. I know Curry has a special place in the hearts of everyone in the Bay Area, and I feel similar love in Phoenix. This is a special emotion that is difficult to use. Language explains it, but the love of belonging is really different. "
Entering his 11th season in the NBA, Booker himself has stayed with the team long enough to become a symbol of the city of Phoenix and a representative figure in the public mind of that land. This is just like the status Curry has gained in San Francisco. This sense of loyalty and belonging is something that both of them are proud of, and it is also a quality that Booker particularly values in today's era of frequent player turnover.
"There's a strong sense of honor," Booker said, "and a lot of responsibility. That's something I've been sharing with the young players. We've been through a few deep playoff runs, and that feeling of making the whole city boil is something I've been pursuing and want to get back again."
Like Curry, Booker is proud to play for just one team throughout his career.
“I was adopted here when I was 18 years old,” Booker said of his relationship with the Suns. “The team embraced me through the tough times until we reached the Finals. The whole city has witnessed my development, and I have enjoyed the process of developing in this city. . I think Stephen can say something similar about the Bay Area."
Booker also said that he respects those great players who have always played for one team throughout their careers because their loyalty has won the respect of fans and the league.
Booker said: "I first of all. The ones that come to mind are Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki and Kobe Bryant, who I had the privilege of playing against at the end of their careers or in their last seasons, and seeing firsthand their farewell tours, and the love they received, not just from their respective cities, but I think from every city in the NBA. The city salutes and respects their loyalty."
In the end, Booker said that he and Curry have never really talked about what it means to them to stay in the same city for a long time, but one thing is for sure - neither of them will change their feelings about the regions they represent.
“I don’t think he’s leaving,” Booker said of Curry, “and neither am I.”
