Ja Morant questions why Devin Booker not included in MVP race

Ja Morant: still no devin booker?
Source: Twitter @JaMorant

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
On Chris Paul’s return to action, Mikal Bridges quietly closing last night and a magnificent 49-point performance that helped Devin Booker state his MVP case on and off the court: https://t.co/3jrV5pBYsv pic.twitter.com/zA2tdRMI1A – 3:09 PM

Alex Kennedy @AlexKennedyNBA
Devin Booker feels he and the Suns aren’t getting enough respect. Does he have a legit gripe? We’re discussing that now: twitter.com/i/spaces/1YpKk… – 3:07 PM

Ja Morant @JaMorant
gunna went crazy on ” livin wild ” 🥴🔥 – 2:26 PM

Ja Morant @JaMorant
i told my daughter she don’t understand who her daddy is .. 🙏🏽 – 2:07 PM

Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Devin Booker found motivation in Nuggets using Amir Coffey’s photo during intros: ‘That was disrespectful’ nba.nbcsports.com/2022/03/25/dev… – 1:41 PM

Ja Morant @JaMorant
da fam see me everywhere now 🔥 we global !! ™️ – 12:53 PM

Eli Savoie @Eli560
The Grizzlies with Ja Morant shoot 33.7% from 3 which would be 27th in the league. Without Ja they are shooting 38.4% which would be 1st in the league. You can try and come up with reasons why they shoot so much better, but that’s a major difference that is leading to the wins – 11:35 AM

Tom Haberstroh @tomhaberstroh
Team W-L Without [MVP Candidate]
MEM w/o Ja …….. 16-2 (.889)
PHX w/o Booker … 8-3 (.727)
MIL w/o Giannis … 6-7 (.462)
PHI w/o Embiid …. 5-8 (.385)
DEN w/o Jokic ….. 2-5 (.286) pic.twitter.com/pPJe2AZfYk – 11:30 AM

JD Shaw @JShawNBA
NBA’s best from March 24:
– D. Booker: 49 pts, 10 ast, 3 stl
– Z. LaVine: 39 pts, 3 reb, 3 ast
– P. Siakam: 35 pts, 5 reb, 6 ast
– D. Bane: 30 pts, 24 min, +40
– D. Graham: 30 pts, 4 ast, +28
– Jr. Holiday: 24 pts, 10 ast, +15
– C. Paul: 17 pts, 4 reb, 13 ast – 11:10 AM

StatMuse @statmuse
Five of the last 7 MVPs have been the leading scorer from the team with the best record.
This season that player is Devin Booker. pic.twitter.com/W0HDmTjGI9 – 10:59 AM

Jorge Sierra @hoopshype
MVP of the Night Devin Booker: “This team needs some flowers.” pic.twitter.com/e1N6ovs9nP – 10:44 AM

Wes Goldberg @wcgoldberg
New Locked On #NBA w/ @Adam Mares
– Devin Booker drops 49 in CP3’s return
– Ja Morant’s extended injury news
– MVP race update
– Who avoids the play-in?
– Biggest questions down the final stretch
📺 https://t.co/pj7YF6nFqO
🍎 https://t.co/DuEppIi1JB
✳️ https://t.co/ufrNW2mP9F pic.twitter.com/c4RORnJYXZ – 10:26 AM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
In last night’s Chris Paul return, a Devin Booker statement game broke out. For @PHNX_Suns, I wrote about CP3’s first game back, Book’s MVP-caliber night and the Mikal Bridges close that flew under the radar: https://t.co/3jrV5pBYsv pic.twitter.com/Gy97ZZrVci – 10:03 AM

StatMuse @statmuse
Players in NBA history to average 25/5/5 with a .800 record or better:
Bird (1985-86)*
Jordan (1991-92)*
Barkley (1992-93)*
LeBron (2008-09)*
LeBron (2012-13)*
Steph (2015-16)*
Steph (2017-18)
Harden (2017-18)*
Giannis (2019-20)*
Booker this season
*Won MVP pic.twitter.com/444BzckSxa – 9:59 AM

Justin Kubatko @jkubatko
Devin Booker last night:
✅ 49 PTS
✅ 10 AST
✅ 16-25 FG
✅ 15-17 FT
It’s the eighth time Booker has scored at least 45 points in a game.
No other player in @Phoenix Suns history has recorded more than two such games. pic.twitter.com/CZ9ZSMP6sR – 9:01 AM

Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
🛎 New @AthleticNBAShow 🛎
NBA Daily Ding w/ @MoDakhil_NBA
🌞 Book Ballin in Denver
📉 Bulls keep falling sans DeRozan
🍁 Raptors catch Cavs in East
💻 @primetime_bs
Athletic: https://t.co/6RNFQKbwi7
Apple: https://t.co/OoPRFVaeio
Spotify: https://t.co/bJvPO0iIXx pic.twitter.com/pJlQNoGbwh – 8:05 AM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
#Nuggets official told me last night Amir Coffey face instead of Devin Booker on starter intros was mistake, not intentional.
Clippers were here Tuesday.
Said Booker pic failed to load
after attempt to correct before game. Booker felt it was disrespectful, done on purpose #Suns – 7:52 AM

Jorge Sierra @hoopshype
MVP of the Night: Devin Booker
#NBAsFinest pic.twitter.com/2KfvulX32z – 7:38 AM

Chris Sheridan @sheridanhoops
Thanks to all those who voted in the Coach of the Year poll. … With the #Suns at 60 wins, Monty Williams is a worthy -2000 favorite, but I would not count out Taylor Jenkins of #Grizzlies. Very impressive win without Ja Morant last night. – 7:22 AM

Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
– Devin Booker drops season-high to help Suns secure top seed in the Western Conference
– Desmond Bane, Grizzlies clinch playoffs berth
NBA recap, results and standings 👇
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/13… – 5:30 AM

James Boyd @RomeovilleKid
“I spent two years here (as an assistant). I know what the grit and grind was back then and they’ve kind of taken it to another level.” — #Pacers assistant Lloyd Pierce on the #Grizzlies, who are 16-2 without Ja Morant this season.
indystar.com/story/sports/n… – 5:10 AM

Kerry Eggers @kerryeggers
Final reminder: I’ll be at Aces Sports Bar & Grill (Chinook Winds Golf Course) in Lincoln City from 5-7 p.m. Saturday for “Jerome Kersey: Overcoming the Odds” book event. We’ll do a short talk between games of the Elite 8. Copies of book (signed by author if requested) available. pic.twitter.com/955BZ49QbP – 3:02 AM

Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Watch Devin Booker drop 49, help Suns secure No. 1 overall seed with win nba.nbcsports.com/2022/03/25/wat… – 2:29 AM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Devin Booker took that personal. #Suns
azcentral.com/story/sports/n… – 2:08 AM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
(Got a D-Book photobomb on a night he dropped 49 and 10)
Phoenix ✅
Los Angeles ✅
Portland ✅
Chicago ✅
Philadelphia ✅
Milwaukee ✅
Orlando ✅
Miami ✅
Denver ✅
9 down, 21 to go pic.twitter.com/zim7rVmVBh – 1:04 AM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Devin Booker had some thoughts on the MVP race,
as well as the general disrespect he and the Suns get: pic.twitter.com/EQ6oZZB1sa – 12:53 AM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
“We enjoy ourselves for real.” Devin Booker on how fun the bus ride will be to Denver airport after #Suns reach 60 wins and grab No. 1 overall seed in playoffs after Thursday’s win over #Nuggets. pic.twitter.com/01BVms3ZrA – 12:40 AM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
“That was disrespectful.”
Devin Booker on Nuggets having Amir Coffey’s face on big screen instead of his in starter intros.
Coffey plays for Clippers, who were at Denver Tuesday. Coffey started at SG, but Booker thinks that was “purposely done.”
“We got the last laugh.” #Suns pic.twitter.com/xvaY8VdaWk – 12:35 AM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Devin Booker representing Howard University. #Suns. pic.twitter.com/uYjrRAINYq – 12:24 AM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Should Devin Booker be in the MVP race?
Book: “Yeah.” – 12:23 AM

Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
Devin Booker said that people have been playing with his name and it’s too much. He’s the type to see anything and take it as disrespect. Needs to see this team get some real recognition with what they’ve achieved. – 12:22 AM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
“It’s that time of the year, one, to gear up for these playoffs, and people have been playing with my name, man.” – Devin Booker – 12:20 AM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Devin Booker on how he takes in getting 60 wins and locking up the 1-seed, said he’s just looking forward to the bus and plane ride home.
“The vibes are there, man. Everybody’s proud of each other.” – 12:20 AM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Devin Booker, yelling to Chris Paul down the hallway after his presser: “Welcome back, 3!” – 12:18 AM

Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
Suns improve to 2-0 since Devin Booker launched a new beverage – 11:56 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
“When the blood is up to here, he has a another reservoir of energy.”
Monty Williams on Devin Booker. #Suns – 11:49 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
“We got you Coach.”
Monty Williams on challenging Devin Booker and Chris Paul during a timeout in the 3rd quarter to be better on the defensive end.
Williams said he thought that changed the game on the defensive end. #Suns – 11:44 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
“I challenged those two in one of my timeouts in the third quarter, and both of them looked me in the eyes and shook their head and took it.” – Monty Williams on Devin Booker and Chris Paul making plays in that second half after being challenged defensively – 11:42 PM

Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
Monty Williams called it somewhat silly that Devin Booker is not in the MVP conversation. – 11:41 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Monty Williams said this was one of the best performances he’s seen Devin Booker have since he’s been here.
“To have 49 and 10 on a back-to-back…the fact that he’s not in the MVP conversation is somewhat silly.” – 11:40 PM

Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
Monty Williams said that was one of the best Devin Booker performances he’s seen since he got to Phoenix when factoring in the circumstances of a second game of a back-to-back on the road. – 11:40 PM

Jon Krawczynski @JonKrawczynski
What a monster night from Booker. Giving Wolves some life with that win in Denver – 11:40 PM

StatMuse @statmuse
Devin Booker tonight:
49 PTS
10 AST
3 STL
16-25 FG
Most points by a Suns player since Jamal Crawford dropped 51 in 2019. pic.twitter.com/A6GTNb71a7 – 11:34 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Final: PHX 140, DEN 130
Booker: 49 Pts, 10 Ast, 3 Stl, 16-25 FG
Ayton: 16 Pts, 7 Reb, 8-14 FG
Paul: 17 Pts, 13 Ast
Bridges: 22 Pts, 8-9 FG
Jokic: 28 Pts, 6 Reb, 6 Ast, 9-10 FG
Suns are the 1st team to 60 wins and have wrapped up the 1-seed. No other team has 50 wins – 11:29 PM

StatMuse @statmuse
Devin Booker has the most games with:
30 points (137)
40 points (17)
50 points (3)
60 points (1, tied)
70 points (1)
In Suns franchise history. pic.twitter.com/LRQ599aEy8 – 11:29 PM

Ja Morant @JaMorant
y’all gon start respecting DBook ‼️‼️ 💐 🔥 – 11:29 PM

Christos Tsaltas @Tsaltas46
Devin Booker dominated in Denver over the Nuggets
49 points
16/25 FG
10 assists
4 rebounds
3 steals
The Suns put their 60th win this season. D-Book is ready for the Playoffs. Definetely! #RallyTheValley – 11:29 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
“M-V-P! M-V-P!”
“BOOOOOOOO!”
Devin Booker season high 49.
#Suns wins 140-130.
No. 1 overall seed.
60 wins.
And Chris Paul is back.
Wow. – 11:29 PM

Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
Season-high 49 points for Devin Booker. – 11:29 PM

Christos Tsaltas @Tsaltas46
“M-V-P” chants for Devin Booker in Denver. #RallyTheValley – 11:28 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Season-high 49 points for Devin Booker, by the way – 11:28 PM

Michael Singer @msinger
Second time in three games that “MVP” chants have boomed at Ball Arena for the opposing team’s best player. First Tatum. Now Booker. – 11:28 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Loud MVP chant for Devin Booker as he goes to the FT line. Nuggets fans that are still here aren’t happy about it and try to drown it out with boos – 11:28 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Booker ran to the bench to ask for #Suns to review play as he believes the ball went off Nuggets.
#Suns up six with 44.8 seconds left. – 11:21 PM

Gordon Gross @GMoneyNuggs
I don’t mind the playoff tester against Phoenix. Booker is amazing tonight and Denver has some stuff to tighten up. But also it’s frustrating to keep having teaching moments for a team that should know its defensive rotations by this point in the season. – 11:17 PM

Tim MacMahon @espn_macmahon
We discuss this on tomorrow’s The Hoop Collective, but I cannot imagine justifying leaving Devin Booker off an All-NBA ballot. At this point, the only question is whether he gets one of the first-team guard spots. – 11:12 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Bridges 3 off Booker feed.
#Suns up eight.
Timeout #Nuggets with 4:29 left in game. – 11:09 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
I’m running out of things to say about Devin Booker. And the Phoenix Suns. And the Phoenix Suns in crunch-time.
This team is unreal. – 11:09 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Booker bucket.
#Suns up five. Has 47. One short of season high. – 11:08 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
47 for Devin Booker on 16-of-24 shooting now. That middy is a layup right now – 11:08 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Booker back in. #Suns – 11:05 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Crowder in. Booker out.
8:54 left.
#Suns, #Nuggets tied.
Mark this time down. – 10:59 PM

James Boyd @RomeovilleKid
Ja Morant-less #Grizzlies steamroll Rick Carlisle-less #Pacers to clinch playoff berth indystar.com/story/sports/n… via @indystar – 10:57 PM

Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
Booker getting the next 50-piece? – 10:54 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Devin Booker, at a game-high 30 minutes already, stays out there to start the 4th quarter – 10:54 PM

Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42
Devin Booker now up to 41 points heading into the 4Q.
A friendly reminder that Booker is super max extension eligible this offseason if he earns All-NBA. – 10:53 PM

TJ McBride @TJMcBrideNBA
I don’t think Booker is coming out fo this game tonight. – 10:53 PM

Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Devin Booker is still in the game. He hasn’t sat the second half. – 10:53 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Devin Booker with 43 (19 in 3rd)
Season high is 48.
He scored his career high 70 on this date in 2017 in Boston.
#Suns down 106-104 heading into 4th. #Nuggets pic.twitter.com/xm8VRDU5jU – 10:53 PM

Kevin O’Connor @KevinOConnorNBA
Suns-Nuggets in a close game entering the fourth, great time to tune in with Duke-Texas Tech at halftime. Chris Paul is back and Devin Booker has 43 points. Rookie Bones Hyland with 21 and Denver needs a win. – 10:52 PM

Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
Devin Booker through three quarters is 14-of-20 from the field for 43 points. – 10:51 PM

TJ McBride @TJMcBrideNBA
Booker has FOURTY THREE POINTS THROUGH THREE QUARTERS.
Oh, and it’s taken him just 20 shots to get there. – 10:51 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
End of 3Q: DEN 106, PHX 104
Booker: 43 Pts, 6 Ast, 14-20 FG
Ayton: 16 Pts, 6 Reb, 8-14 FG
Paul: 11 Pts, 9 Ast
Jokic: 17 Pts, 6 Reb, 4 Ast – 10:51 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
This is a magnificent Devin Booker performance – 10:50 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Booker steal of Jokic and jam.
He’s playing with a different edge.
Like really different.
Like this is personal tonight.
Like he wants 60 wins and the No. 1 seed now, not later.
#Suns down four with 2:07 left in 3rd. – 10:46 PM

Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42
There’s an interesting dynamic going on right now of trash talking between players and fans.
It seems like a continuous theme every night.
Devin Booker is Prime Example A – 10:44 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Devin Booker with 36 points on 12-of-18 shooting with 3 minutes to go in the 3rd quarter. Carrying the Suns tonight – 10:44 PM

TJ McBride @TJMcBrideNBA
Devin Booker wants all the smoke. He is a monster right now. – 10:42 PM

Duvalier Johnson @DuvalierJohnson
Devin Booker took this game VERY seriously.
Personal for him with the MVP conversation. – 10:41 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Devin Armani Booker is carrying the #Suns. Has 35 in 27 minutes.
Phoenix down seven with 2:52 left. – 10:41 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
DEVIN BOOKER IS A BAD, BAD, ANGRY, BAD MAN – 10:40 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Devin Booker has 33 points on 11-of-17 shooting here in the 3rd quarter, but the Suns can’t get stops. Nuggets shooting 64% overall and 61% from 3 – 10:39 PM

TJ McBride @TJMcBrideNBA
Booker is cooking anyone and everyone in front of him. Gordon in particular has been good but it just doesn’t matter. – 10:34 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Booker felt he got fouled on shot.
Went after pass, got steal.
Found Ayton for the lob dunk.
Gordon answers with dunk.
#Suns down seven as Morris scores. Timeout Phoenix with 6:43 left in the game. #Nuggets. – 10:30 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Booker over Gordon. #Suns up one. – 10:25 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
#Nuggets 68 #Suns 66 H.
Booker 24 in 17 minutes.
Ayton 10.
Paul 2 (1-of-2 FGs), 7 assists in 1st game back since fracturing right thumb.
Hyland 19 in 11 minutes off bench (PHX 16 bench points).
Barton 10.
Grizzlies rip Pacers by 30.
#Suns a win away from No. 1 overall seed. pic.twitter.com/dcwjB7J5o6 – 10:24 PM

TJ McBride @TJMcBrideNBA
Gordon is on Booker and Barton is on Bridges to begin the 2nd half. – 10:22 PM

Duvalier Johnson @DuvalierJohnson
Nuggets up 68-66 at the half over Phoenix.
Quick pace in that half and tons of scoring. 19 combined 3-pointers from both teams & Booker has 24 points already.
Hyland has 19 pts including 4 3-pointers & Jokic has 9p/2a/4r.
If you’re Malone, what’s your message to the team? – 10:12 PM

Michael Singer @msinger
#Nuggets just hit eight 3-pointers in the second quarter … and only lead Phoenix 68-66 at halftime.
Book has 24 already, and Denver’s 8 TOs (for 12 points) killing them. – 10:07 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Halftime: DEN 68, PHX 66
Booker: 24 Pts, 8-11 FG
Ayton: 10 Pts, 4 Reb, 5-9 FG
Craig: 8 Pts, 2-4 3P
Hyland: 19 Pts, 4-6 3P – 10:06 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Booker to the rim, foul called on Jokic, hits FT. Has 20 in 14 minutes. #Suns – 9:58 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Booker back in. #Suns down five as Ayton scores. Has 4 after career-high 35-point night last night at Minnesota. – 9:54 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Tied at 31-31 after one.
Booker with 17 in 12 minutes (5-of-7 FGs, 5-of-7 FTs).
Paul 2 points, three assists in six minutes. #Suns – 9:39 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
End of 1Q: PHX 31, DEN 31
Booker: 17 Pts, 5-7 FG
Craig: 5 Pts, 2-3 FG
Paul: 2 Pts, 3 Ast
Jokic: 8 Pts, 3 Reb – 9:38 PM

Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Well, it’s pretty clear that Booker is TREATED like an MVP caliber player. – 9:35 PM

TJ McBride @TJMcBrideNBA
Davon Reed is in for…Bryn Forbes? I know defense on Booker is important but that unit has been working together very well. Seems strange to swtich it up now. – 9:34 PM

CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Grizzlies’ Ja Morant to be re-evaluated in two weeks due to tweaked knee
cbssports.com/nba/news/grizz… – 9:31 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Devin Booker was still talking to the ref as they turned down the lights for a #Nuggets dance team performance.
Was called for foul in transition trying to defend Hyland.
#Suns up three with 2:41 left in 1st quarter. – 9:30 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Devin Booker is still talking to the ref as they’ve turned down the lights for a #Nuggets dance team performance.
Was called for foul in transition trying to defend Hyland.
#Suns up three with 2:41 left in 1st quarter. – 9:29 PM

Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
That’s 15 points for Devin Booker in the first 7 minutes of the first quarter. – 9:25 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Paul out. Payne in. #Suns up two as Booker has 15. – 9:25 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Devin Booker has 15 of the Suns’ first 19 points on 5-of-6 shooting.
If only he shot 3s in flurries, or dunked the ball more – 9:25 PM

Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Austin Rivers comes in, immediately gets a horsecrap shooting foul against him where Booker falls down. – 9:24 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Booker has 14 in 7 minutes.
#Suns up one – 9:23 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Suns literally has like a student section behind their bench that’s cheering and chanting “MVP! MVP! ” for Booker.
Paul gets first bucket on his first shot.
Timeout Denver. Tied 15-15 with 6:33 left in the 1st. #Suns – 9:20 PM

Michael Singer @msinger
Furious pace to this one so far. Book is cooking with 11 in 5:30, and you could see Barton/Monte discussing their defensive lapse on one of the 3-pointers. Joker, already 3-of-3 with 2 dimes, playing aggressive. – 9:19 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Chris Paul looks fine. Throwing the ball with his right hand, dribbling with his right hand and finding the hot hand.
Booker with 11. #Suns down 15-13. – 9:17 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Devin Booker has 11 of the Suns’ first 13 points. Just another one of those first quarters for the fringe All-NBA selection! – 9:17 PM

TJ McBride @TJMcBrideNBA
Jokic had Booker swtiched onto him but he allowed the play to reset so he can screen for Barton and get him going early. – 9:14 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Devin Booker hits his first shot on the baseline, then grins and points to a young Suns fan sitting courtside who was losing his mind – 9:12 PM

TJ McBride @TJMcBrideNBA
Nuggets have Barton on Booker with Gordon on Bridges to start. – 9:12 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Dont know whose face that was up on the big screen when #Suns starting 5 was announced.
I just know that wasn’t Devin Booker when his name was called. #Suns – 9:07 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Chris Paul is back and Devin Booker looks pumped pic.twitter.com/hr5vxaLN83 – 8:51 PM

James Boyd @RomeovilleKid
Terry Taylor is beast. He’s got 9 points and 2 offensive rebounds in 5 minutes. #Pacers still getting dominated, though. They trail the Ja Morant-less Grizzlies 36-21. – 8:26 PM

Ja Morant @JaMorant
✔️🐍 pic.twitter.com/w4NHCQSGY6 – 7:55 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Monty said he doesn’t usually give his thoughts on MVP, and he knows the 3 big names are Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid and Giannis Antetokounmpo, but he looked online at one MVP list, saw Devin Booker was No. 9 and had to question what the criteria for the award is – 7:40 PM

Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM
Ja Morant is featured in a new Spider-Man commercial 🔥🔥🔥 dailymemphian.com/section/sports… – 7:24 PM

Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Grizzlies Ja Morant out at least two weeks sore knee nba.nbcsports.com/2022/03/24/gri… – 7:20 PM

Devin Booker @DevinBook
Today is a great day ♾ pic.twitter.com/lxnQCxGzJ1 – 7:14 PM

Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
Really not great for Ja Morant to be out at least two weeks at this time of year. Always best to get things right, but this really rough timing. – 6:25 PM

Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM
Taylor Jenkins said he does not have concerns about Ja Morant being rusty for the playoffs. He said their ramp up process typically helps to eliminate that. – 6:24 PM

Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
Grizzlies star Ja Morant will be re-evaluated in two weeks due to tweaked knee, coach Taylor Jenkins says. – 6:23 PM

Damichael Cole @DamichaelC
Ja Morant will be re-evaluated in two weeks, Taylor Jenkins says. Tweaked his knee in Atlanta. – 6:22 PM

Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM
With Ja Morant: The team is still offloading him. The plan is to reevaluate him in two weeks.
He is rehabbing and is expected to be back by the the playoffs. – 6:21 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Devin Booker is not going to win MVP, and he won’t finish above that Jokic/Embiid/Giannis trio. But those 4th/5th spots? He should absolutely be in there.
And for those wondering why that matters, it’s because we’ve got national writers questioning whether he’s even All-NBA – 5:37 PM

Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
Devin Booker in the 11 games he played without Chris Paul: 28.2 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 7.0 APG, 2.6 TPG, 1.8 SPG, 52.1 FG%, 40.3 3P%, 89.8 FT%
8-3 record while Booker actually took LESS shots. 20.8 FGA/G with Paul and 19.7 FGA/G without Paul. – 5:33 PM

Ja Morant @JaMorant
we can share it all, to me it don’t mean 💩 – 5:22 PM

Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacob
Gareth Bale is pure story book – 5:09 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
“That’s the key for us, getting to the playoffs healthy and at full strength.” Devin Booker
Phoenix #Suns All-Star Chris Paul probable for Thursday’s game at Denver https://t.co/QITkQBCjPX via @azcentral pic.twitter.com/vhJqpKR2bv – 4:12 PM

Oleh Kosel @OlehKosel
CJ McCollum has averages of 26.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 6.7 assists in 16 games for the Pelicans.
Here’s the list of NBA players with those averages or better to this point of the 2021-22 season:
Luka Doncic
Ja Morant
Nikola Jokic pic.twitter.com/sE9VNzE0mQ – 3:42 PM

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Duane Rankin: “Yeah.” Devin Booker when asked if his name should be in the #NBA MVP conversation. #Suns. pic.twitter.com/ZPIHGjbsve -via Twitter @DuaneRankin / March 25, 2022

Kyrie Irving: MVP: @Devin Booker 👑👑👑 -via Twitter @KyrieIrving / March 25, 2022