Shaq Had So Much Fun Roasting Charles Barkley After Devin Booker Broke His Suns Record

He repeatedly called Barkley a three-letter word.

Andy Nesbitt | Apr 26, 2023

Shaq Had So Much Fun Roasting Charles Barkley After Devin Booker Broke His Suns Record /

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Phoenix Suns

Devin Booker and the Suns beat the Clippers in Game 5 on Tuesday to win the series and advance to a second-round date with the Nuggets.

Booker had another huge game for Phoenix, finishing with 47 points in the 136–130 win at home.

He joined the NBA on TNT crew after the victory for a live interview where he learned he broke Charles Barkley’s Suns record for most playoff games with 40 or more points. Barkley had held the record with five, Booker now has six.

You know who really loved hearing that news? Shaquille O’Neal.

Check this out:

“You passed a bum, Devin!”

Too good.

Published Apr 26, 2023

ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.