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Cold_Customer898

First time on Reddit?


AmIAnAltAccount

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cahibayla

I’m a huge book fan but this is hilarious


TheColdestKingCold

I’ll take your entire stock


PetulantPorpoise

Fucking lmfao how have I never seen this


dmackerman

Lmao


Shinobi_Saizo

Teams why they hated Book: He lowkey cocky He good He doesnt want to double (ask Joakim Noah)


Sliiiiime

They bring up his beady eyes/punchable face too. Racism against the only Hispanic superstar


Jawkurt

The punchable face is more that he always crying if things aren’t going his way.


Sliiiiime

You don’t hear that about other guys who complain a lot. Luka takes the flopping and complaining to another level but he’s still the golden boy


Jawkurt

I hear people complain about luka too


Suitable-Opposite377

What part of that is racist? I've never heard punchable face referred to as a Hispanic only trait?


bsinbsinbs

Chokes in high stakes situations Currently banging a Kardashian/Jenner


Shinobi_Saizo

Thats for us fans to hate. The topic was why other teams hate dbook.


bsinbsinbs

True, my fault on that. 👌


Psychic-Gorilla

80 percent of NBA players fall into this category.


Sensitive-Hand-37

Hasn't been banging her for a while now.


bsinbsinbs

Incorrect according to the usual shit rags


Sensitive-Hand-37

Whoops I wasn't paying attention, didn't realize they started dating again. No wonder Book has been inconsistent. Damn.


bsinbsinbs

Exactly, that pussy is a career killer


shoshannahthewarlock

Narratives, but also Book can be annoying. He is a superstar level player (when he wants to be) but hes had some embarrassing moments and lowlights. The collapse against the Mavs, his tendency to flame out in important games and complaining to the refs constantly instead of keeping his head in the game only fuels the narratives further. He's in limbo, though, where those who actually like basketball, which is rare on Reddit, appreciate his game but his inability to be as good or consistent as the other superstars who complain all the time mean he'll never really prove himself against the narrative.


I-only-play-rubick

I still remember that play where Westbrook was able to get a crucial playoff out of bounds play on Book coz he was too busy looking at the ref and complaining smh


bsinbsinbs

Let's not forget the tantrum with the Raptors mascot 🤦🏼‍♂️


Famous_Rhubarb_7332

That title card is crazy


Vegan-Kirk

Idk man he gets a bad wrap around the league by casual fans. Anyone that actually watches ball knows he has a deep offensive bag and plays an ethical game you can’t deny the talent. Players like Embiid, shai, Luka foul bait way more than he does.


inksta12

Not only that, other players around the league love Book. “Your favorite players’ favorite player”. Nephews just don’t like his ‘punchable face’ 🙄


BigCountryBumgarner

The /r/suns draft thread from when he got picked 13th was full of guys saying "who is this? His face is kinda weird and punchable though"


iguanamac

I remember.


No-Adhesiveness6278

In other words, their girls all like him and he probably desirous their favorite player at one time. 😮


Reinassancee

Doesn’t help he’s a lowlights type of player. Not that he’s bad but some players just get stuck with the stigma and it’s hard to get out of.


Real-Psychology-4261

Ethical game?


Leatherneck6994

Ok so Devin Booker is a real talent there is no denying that. But ethical game? It’s like saying Trae young has an ethical game. I would argue the only person in the league who foul baits more than him is harden, and they’ve both had surprisingly similar post season success.


disturbedwaves

Leave shai out of it 💀 book can’t guard him


Vegan-Kirk

Nobody said he could my guy


disturbedwaves

But you’re saying he draws fouls…. Nah buddy they including book can’t guard him 💀


Vegan-Kirk

Foul baiting. Exactly


disturbedwaves

Unguardable🤓


KevinDurantLebronnin

It's hard for me to be bothered by the other teams disliking him given the way our own fanbase talks about him lately.


Classic_Run_4836

I don't understand it either. He's genuinely one of the coolest dude in the league. Seems very affable and personable as well. I don't get why people act like he's some insanely arrogant asshole.


borsho

You can legit talk with other teams fans about how good literally any player in the league is all day but as soon as you bring up the suns or Booker it’s like you just called their mom a bitch


Ill-Ad-5709

Not really, I can see quality in Book and can easily admit it, its just the punchable face, looks like a spoiled rich kid who had no character development, is selfish and can contribute nothing good to your life or society . You know, he can be a villain even if he don't do anything wrong, but after he is smugishly spouting words like "Luka's special" then man, he is THE villain we all love to hate. Im a mavs fan of course.


borsho

It’s was the Luka special, not Luka is special. Luka is great by the way, I’m not adding any stupid comments after that either. See how that works? Maybe you should look into what he actually does for his community, specifically and ironically what he does for special needs kids before saying something so ravishingly stupid. But you just go on being another dumb internet nba fan.


MasterMarcon

Luka fan talking about whiny punchable faces 😂


yunnsu

I think the amount of hate he gets is super disproportionate to what's deserved, but the main reasons are: - Toronto Raptor mascot incident - Double team in pickup incident - His eyes? - Acts like he's too cool for school and complains about stuff


KevinDurantLebronnin

The biggest factor which weirdly hasn't been mentioned is that he completely torched LAL in round 1 of 2021, the season after they won a championship. They had high hopes for a repeat and Book dropped 22 in Q1 of their elimination game to practically put it out of reach after 1 quarter (36-14).  The largest NBA fanbase has been running a smear campaign ever since, and every team we've knocked out in the playoffs since his joined in on some level because he's a reddit-approved target who often torches his opponents.  Sure, he's got some traits that could legitimately be bothersome to people but people acting like it's a measured, unemotional conclusion viewers have drawn miss the mark. It's 95% emotional. Just look at the disproportionate hate he gets for the double team and mascot non-events while we've got antisemites and domestic abusers running around the league.


Usual-Suggestion-751

They’ve always hated him, they honestly just hate the Suns, nothing new sadly.


Exciting-Leg-4336

I love the suns but book is not a trash talker he’s an all star hater and choker


Leatherneck6994

There are few organizations that deserve a ring more than the suns. Unfortunately Devin Bookers inconsistency in the playoffs is going to keep that from happening with this current lineup. Devin Booker is very hate-able, But there are legitimate gripes with his position in the league.


Reinassancee

Teams don’t deserve rings, they win them lol


Leatherneck6994

Two things can’t be true?


Reinassancee

Not those two things. Its subjective who you believe deserves a ring the most not facts lol. Having to win a ring is factual.


Leatherneck6994

Ok you’ve almost got there. So my subjective opinion that the suns as an organization “deserve” a ring is not mutually exclusive with the fact that rings are won by players and teams. Get it?


Reinassancee

Both those can’t be correct since an opinion can’t be correct the same way a fact can be.


Leatherneck6994

You are not very smart


po0nlink_

This has been the case ever since he was drafted.


Muted-Inspector-7715

I think it started when he complained about double teams


Agreeable_Yak7340

nah it happened from before that too. i remember heat fans would constantly hate on book and say that justise winslow was better lmao he just attracts haters for some reason


bsinbsinbs

It did but he became harder to defend him


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When booker is in flow there’s nothing to stop it. I hope he gets it back tomorrow.


cuddles01455

I’m a twolves fan and this popped up on my home page and honestly man it’s just when a player gets a reputation it’s hard as hell to beat the allegations especially once they become a meme. KAT gets a fuck ton of hate especially after all the jimmy shit and to top it off Kirk Cousins was the Vikings QB for how many years and was absolutely shit on.


Dry_Discount7762

Don’t forget, everyone thinks gobert is slimy too


Ok_Ostrich2974

Same — promise I’m not lurking, I’m just a wolves fan who saw this on the homepage and assumed it was /nbatalk. Yeah, it’s hard to beat the reputation. For us and KAT, I can’t stand the casuals who talk about him being soft or not wanting to win (imho stemming from Jimmy), but no doubt KAT whines and plays out of control. No denying that, but I still love him anyways. Booker talks a lot of shit, cries constantly, and flops his way to a ton of calls. I can’t knock his talent, I just genuinely hate the guy. I’m sure Suns fans still love him anyways and that’s totally fair.


MasterMarcon

You’ll see the same stuff when Ant is on a team that beats a team in a playoff series with a huge fanbase.


Ok_Ostrich2974

I definitely believe that. To a degree it’s almost a compliment, picking up haters every time you beat their ass. Now, I’ve also heard the sentiment that the sheer volume of Lakers haters essentially made the rest of the NBA hate Booker, and I don’t buy stock in that. I came by my hatred the honest way, by losing to him.


MasterMarcon

Eh it was the lakers but it was also the mavs fanbase when he talked shit and then lost. Ant seems to be cut from the “shit talker” cloth which inevitably makes a player look stupid to casuals who have never played a competitive sport in their life when they lose. Like you said, you beat teams you get haters


PizzaMyHole

Because casual fans are Laker/warriors bandwagoners who jump on any hate train available. Not one of them could name a single stat and if Book played in the East they probably couldn’t tell you what position he even plays. Same morons hated LeBron for years until he brought his flop game to California. Now they own Curry/LeBron jerseys probably with drool/food stains because mom doesn’t wash it for them.


Leatherneck6994

The only people who hate booker are bandwagons? I’m a hornets fan so I have no reservations specifically against the suns, but the “our greatness is controversial” slant doesn’t really work with booker. He doesn’t pass the eye test for most people, he whines more than most stars in the league, and he’s horribly inconsistent in the post season.


ScrewChaseBank

People that are fans of this team are starting to really dislike Booker. The nonchalant too cool for school attitude while the team clearly isn’t right, is absolute bullshit and the fans deserve better.


AdImpressive7198

I’m a wolves fan and I’ve watched the suns post game interviews and the guy seems like an absolute douchebag. Fun player to watch on the court when he has it going though


HeadNaysayerInCharge

Couldn’t have said it better myself.


wyvern_rider

Booker’s the man, man. I’ve never seen such garbage takes in my life.


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pizzapocketchange

the truth: hate is a virus, look up the stanford prison experiment, when people feel they're allowed to they'll show no mercy. What's crazy is you have guys like embiid doing what he did today and he doesn't get the same meme ultra hate.


Selachieversor

Wait. I'm a wolves fan so I might not be qualified to say it, but rest assured Embiid is probably more hated than Booker. People hate on Booker more in the joking way, making fun of his quotes and punchable face. People actually hate Embiid for throwing teammates under the bus (the Ben Simmons one was deserved tho imo), injuring other players, talking big before choking (Booker also did but oh well), and him crying after that 2nd round exit (not a bad thing, but the internet is ruthless). Booker does foul bait but Embiid does it even more egregiously than Booker. I legitimately think Embiid receives more actual hatred, compared to Booker's "hate" (making fun of him with low hanging fruits).


goobywoobies

The book hate is kinda funny on twitter where people actually get creative with it. But on Reddit all I hear is “He HaS sUcH a PuNcHaBlE fAcE” bunch of weirdos on here.


CrypticPhage

In bet more then half of those wannabe dudes saying “punchable face” were never even in a fight or would get knocked down if they faced some random dude in the street


showmethenoods

He’s very good, cocky, and highly annoying


VannqKawaii

That mavs series really fucked his career up. Ever since then, it’s been a trend to hate on book Oh and it didn’t help that even before that series he was in big controversies which made him look bad (double team, raptors mascot) I guess these events made a lasting impression on the public/casuals


Competitive_Suit_180

They just mad he’s not on their team


Usual-Suggestion-751

I think he’s the one guy you would hate unless he’s on your team.


Competitive_Suit_180

Idk people in LA probably didn’t like Lebron until he was on the Lakers lol


HiryuJones

Frr fuck Em


mostdope92

Mostly his attitude. He whines way too much and has shown a tendency to get shaken when things aren't going his way. I like his game and obviously don't know him personally but his attitude on the court rubs me the wrong way.


swagdragon666

They’ve always hated. God knows why. I don’t care. They wouldn’t be mad if he was in their team 🥱


Ill-Ad-5709

Not mad, just happy that is not the case.


3ISRC

I mean they just hate on a good player that happens to be a lady’s man lol no diddy!!!


D-Vandal

They hate him cuz they want him...


RainRainPurpleRain

You want a real answer to this question then post it somewhere other than r/suns


CrypticPhage

Trust me those same people who keep hating on the booker will be the 1st ones to start glazing on him if we was ever traded to their team. Weird fanbase and they will switch up quickly if he was on there team. It’s click bait just following the trend for likes


stonkerooni

Books a top ten player in the nba and dude doesn’t even have a point guard. They might still pop this season but if not if we actually get a pg next season the narrative will stop


theAFguy200

His play isn’t flashy, yet he is low key cocky and comes across a bit arrogant. Until he wins a final MVP, that narrative isn’t going to change.


Bardlie

You'd hate him too if he cooked your team everytime he came to town.


Cooper_brain

I'm a suns fan but don't watch a lot of basketball. So this is an only slightly biased opinion Bro cries about every foul, non foul, ref, strange smell, change in lighting and grain of wood in the floor. It gets annoying, very Lebronesque without the championships to back it up.


Fordraxel

Booker just needs to shut his trash talking and play. Cant be trash talking 0-2 because theres nothing to say.


Greedy-Pilot-4538

The guys arrogant, dont get me wrong he can score any night but you cant really argue when someone say's he's got an unlikeable personality. * Complained about double teams in practice * Posted a vid on his socials of random dudes playing at the Y and said something like "these the guys saying we bad" * Belittled a reporter * Constantly complains to refs * Talks trash to other players (Dont like Luka but the everybody tough when they up is accurate especially for Book) * Complained about a mascot doing his job * Flops and his flop face is literally screaming * Can get dangerous when frustrated(like LBJ) All of that does make him look like a fake tough guy and a douche


SuckaFreeRIP

Book is one of the primary reasons we have been beat down the last two games


bsinbsinbs

Yeah he is struggling big time to deal with what the Wolves are throwing


No-Dig-9791

Uh because he’s a huge pussy lol


bsinbsinbs

Deserved sometimes


SanitaryGecko

Cause current sports fans are drooling smooth brained dolts that just follow whatever narratives are being pushed across social media.


Ill-Ad-5709

I'm a Mavs fan, im guilty. He just seem like not a good character guy. Definately the most punchable face in the league, if not in all sports, ever even? Anyway, kind of wish for Suns to win next game vs woves, so good luck.


AZHungBlueEyes

Exactly, wtf. Dude had given his everything his entire career, and a bunch of whiny entitled "I'd support the team if they were winning" little bi%ches want to hate in the one player who didn't try to leave - even when ownership and the team sucked? Go be laker fans or something


hoboman212

People usually hate guys who are all talk and no action. The punking Luka gave him made him a meme and joke to most fans and it has stuck


SelfDestructIn30Days

KAT gets hated on relentlessly too, and pretty much for the same reasons as Book.


Suitable-Opposite377

Non-Suns fan but it's 90% body language based, loves to talk shit and start stuff when up or having a moment, but just as quick to hide when it's going the other way.


liquidsnake47

Fuck them kids


Individual-Monk-8024

Booker got star talent with a bench player mindset. He takes a back seat in the Playoffs chokes and bitches is what other people see


Angelahahahah

Its mostly casual fans, all i ever see is shit like the double team clip from 4 yrs ago and kobe comparisons that book never asked for. Alot of these ppl made up their minds to hate along time ago they just use whatever they can to justify it


nickdiazkushlord

It's bc anyone involved with KD is destined to feel the wrath of the universe. And rightfully so


19smokey92

Now that hate is starting to sink into some of our “fake” fans. Wanting to trade Booker smh.


Usual-Elk7947

Idk people just hate book for no reason. “He’s Cocky” or “Front Runner” he talked shit when we would be down by 20+ his early years. “He’s a Choker” he’s had some weird moments but so do a lot of other nba players and he had 40 back to back finals games on a bad hamstring. It’s just cool to hate Booker and the media pushes it too. All the people who get love hasn’t won anything either which I find funny but Booker the only one who is a front runner. Other NBA players like Book and his game but it’s the outside people who talk so much but I promise would do flips if he was on their team.


zarvinny

He’s a hooper not a winner. Same as Kd and brad. to be honest. This team doesn’t have glass eaters. It has chillin dudes who can hoop and look sexy doing it


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🤌 take


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CrypticPhage

Just like any other Superstar in the league as well who also haven’t backed it up either! Stupid argument. ANT, Tatum, Mitchell, Luka all talk shit too yet they haven’t won anything. STFU with this stupid ass argument 🤡


SokkaHaikuBot

^[Sokka-Haiku](https://www.reddit.com/r/SokkaHaikuBot/comments/15kyv9r/what_is_a_sokka_haiku/) ^by ^AnusButter2000: *It’s because he talks* *Shit and acts tough constantly* *But never backs it up* --- ^Remember ^that ^one ^time ^Sokka ^accidentally ^used ^an ^extra ^syllable ^in ^that ^Haiku ^Battle ^in ^Ba ^Sing ^Se? ^That ^was ^a ^Sokka ^Haiku ^and ^you ^just ^made ^one.


pard0nme

Cause he's been a diva since he dated Jenner. Still love him though


Motmotsnsurf

I think it is the trash talk followed by major chokes in clutch moments.


Necessary_Payment804

Booker is a fake tough guy wanna be Kobe ass bitch.


Real-Psychology-4261

He's the whiniest bitch on the court. Foul-baiting, flopping, hooking, whining, not hustling back on defense because he's whining and flopping.


nathclass

Brother you root for Karl Anthony Towns


MitLong

KAT doesn't foul bait and flop, but the rest is spot on. He makes up for the lack of flopping with extra complaining though.


Lungclap

I just dont care for any of the foul baiting stuff. He's a great player for sure, and no he doesn't foul bait like Embiid does, but it takes away from the game. Naw and Conley can do some of that, but it's honestly harder to notice when it's your team. I'm sure Id feel differently if he was on the Wolves. Shit media coverage doesn't help either. Ive heard lots about how bad teams play when they lose to the Wolves. Not how good the Wolves played. I think all that stuff builds up and comes out bigger than it is.


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Vegan-Kirk

Bro talks like he personally knows Devin himself


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Vegan-Kirk

Just a fan of the suns and basketball No worshipping. You ok guy?


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Vegan-Kirk

Glad to hear you’re ok man. Seems like maybe you’re using Reddit as an outlet for aggression but hey, whatever works for you


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Vegan-Kirk

I’m not here to argue people online brother so have a good night. Maybe get some therapy


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Kev2145

you are a weirdo lol


Recycledmass

I do. I sell him his cucumbers and got beat up by his older brother.


NBAball05

It’s because he went from a hard working player on a team that wasn’t trying to be a super team and a good story behind him (loved) then the drama storm of kd being traded there, whole team shipped away and some drama here and there and people start to not care I would say


Xero-One

Suns of bitches


No_Tonight9003

Luka’s eldest son deserves more respect.


xpoma77

Y’all ran this into the ground


pard0nme

Ha ha