Sacramento Kings legend DeMarcus Cousins ​​responds to Devin Booker’s viral IG post

Devin Booker currently plays for the Team USAwho is preparing to participate in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

The Phoenix Suns star player is one of the best shooting guards in the NBA.

He finished last season with averages of 27.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 6.9 assists per game while making 49.2% of his field goals and 36.4% of his three-pointers in 68 games.

On Friday, Booker posted a message on Instagram that received more than 164,000 likes and 700 comments.

Booker captioned his post: “Merica”

One of the people who left a comment was four-time NBA All-Star DeMarcus Cousins.

Cousins ​​​​wrote: “🔥”

Cousins ​​and Booker both played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats.

During his one season in college, Cousins average 15.1 points, 9.8 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.8 blocks per game on a shooting percentage of 55.8%.

He was selected fifth overall in the 2010 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings.

As for Booker, he played his one season at Kentucky in 2015 and average 10.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game on 47.0% shooting percentage and 41.1% three-point percentage in 38 games.

He was selected 13th overall in the NBA Draft by the Suns and spent his entire 10-year career with the franchise.

Booker helped lead the Suns to the 2021 NBA Finals and they have reached the playoffs in each of the previous four seasons.

He has career averages of 24.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game while making 46.4% of his field goals and 35.7% of his three-pointers in 598 games.