{"id":21382,"date":"2025-07-19T11:58:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T11:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/21382\/"},"modified":"2025-07-19T11:58:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T11:58:08","slug":"devin-booker-has-nothing-but-respect-for-wnba-stars-shoutout-after-cryptic-gesture-over-suns-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/21382\/","title":{"rendered":"Devin Booker Has Nothing but Respect for WNBA Star\u2019s Shoutout After Cryptic Gesture Over Suns Future"},"content":{"rendered":"

If there\u2019s one man who knows how to keep it cool while the world around him is literally (and figuratively) on fire, it\u2019s Devin Booker. Whether he\u2019s dodging volcanic eruptions in Iceland or navigating the lava flows of NBA trade rumors, Devin Booker somehow makes it all look like a casual Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Cue Kelsey Mitchell, Indiana Fever guard and walking bucket. During the WNBA All-Star festivities in her hometown Indianapolis, Mitchell couldn\u2019t help but give Devin Booker his flowers. Sporting a custom colorway of the Nike Book 1, Mitchell said postgame: \u201cSo, shout out to Nike. I got a nice little custom here. Nike is really dope. I\u2019m a Nike athlete, so this is big for me. I love DBook\u2014everything that he has done with the shoe to make my feet comfortable. So, shout out to DBook. Got a DBook on today. So, shout out to Nike.\u201d<\/p>\n

And when asked about having her own colorway? Mitchell doubled down: \u201cUm, very humbling. Um, I love Deb Book as a Hooper, so to know that I get to represent his shoe this weekend. Shout out to you, man. Hope you see this, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He saw it \u2014 and he kept it short and sweet on Instagram: \u201cRespect.\u201d That\u2019s classic Devin Booker \u2014 cool, confident, and letting his signature kicks do half the talking.<\/p>\n

From sneaker shoutouts to lava selfies: Devin Booker\u2019s off-season adventures<\/p>\n

Some NBA players hit the beach. Devin Booker? He hits volcanoes. Literally. While Iceland\u2019s Reykjanes Peninsula erupted \u2014 lava oozing like it just signed a max contract \u2014 Devin Booker shared a scenic snap standing calmly near molten rocks.<\/p>\n

The BBC reported that a new fissure stretched nearly a kilometer, marking Iceland\u2019s latest fiery tantrum. Devin Booker? He followed up his shot with a cheeky video of himself rubbing his hands like he was warming up by a campfire. Who needs a spa day when Iceland\u2019s got you covered?<\/p>\n

Was it a vacation flex? A cryptic message to the NBA? Or just Devin Booker being Devin Booker \u2014 absorbing heat both literally and metaphorically.<\/p>\n

Back in Phoenix<\/a>, things are heating up too, though not in the way fans expected. The Big3 dream? Gone with the wind. Kevin Durant? Out. Bradley Beal? Teetering. But Devin Booker? Still standing taller than ever.<\/p>\n

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The Suns just handed Devin Booker a jaw-dropping two-year, $145 million extension, bringing his total deal to $315 million through 2029-30. That\u2019s $72.5 million per year \u2014 the richest annual salary in NBA history.<\/p>\n

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And with new coach Jordan Ott taking the reins, Mat Ishbia made it clear this is Devin Booker\u2019s show now. Ishbia told SiriusXM NBA Radio<\/a>: \u201cI don\u2019t feel any pressure to win to keep Devin happy. Devin\u2019s going to be happy because we\u2019re going to try to win. We\u2019re going to do things and be aligned with the vision and identity that he agrees with a thousand percent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ishbia called him the heartbeat, the face, and the future of the Suns. If loyalty had a jersey number, it\u2019d be 1. Meanwhile, Kelsey Mitchell isn\u2019t just a fan \u2014 she\u2019s part of the Book legacy now. Her Nike Book 1 \u201cAll-Star\u201d colorway featured a fiery gradient fade from yellow to red, with a slick black heel showing off Indy\u2019s \u201c317\u201d area code in flames. Exclusive to WNBA All-Star players (for now), it\u2019s easily one of the cleanest looks of the weekend.<\/p>\n

Devin Booker\u2019s sneaker game stays undefeated \u2014 just like his Instagram clapbacks and vacation flexes. Whether you\u2019re on the court or facing molten lava, a pair of Books seems to be the move.<\/p>\n

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Between lava selfies, million-dollar moves, and sneaker shoutouts, Devin Booker<\/a> is on a summer heater. The Big 3 might be history, but Devin Booker is now the Big One in Phoenix. As Ishbia doubles down on building the franchise around him, Booker remains calm amidst NBA tremors \u2014 paid, praised, and playing it perfectly.<\/p>\n

Whether he\u2019s soaking in the Icelandic chaos or the Suns\u2019 shifting roster, one thing\u2019s certain: Devin Booker isn\u2019t sweating it. And with the world \u2014 and apparently volcanoes \u2014 watching, the best chapter of the Book might just be about to begin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If there\u2019s one man who knows how to keep it cool while the world around him is literally…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21383,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[99,434],"class_list":["post-21382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-sports","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21382"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21382\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}