Devin Booker Made NBA History In Spurs-Suns Game

Devin Booker scored his 15,000th career point.

Dec 3, 2024; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) against the San Antonio Spurs in the second half of an NBA Cup game at Footprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images / Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns hosted the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night in Arizona.

The Suns won by a score of 104-93.

Devin Booker finished the victory with 29 points, nine rebounds, five assists, two steals and one block while shooting 10/21 from the field and 4/10 from the three-point range in 39 minutes of playing time.

Devin Booker tonight:

29 PTS
9 REB
5 AST

Back-to-back wins for the first time since the beginning of November. pic.twitter.com/0R8ftvwaeh

— StatMuse (@statmuse) December 4, 2024

Booker also made NBA history by scoring his 15,000th career point.

Via The Phoenix Suns: "Book becomes the 9th youngest player in @NBA history to score 15K career points:

LeBron James
Kevin Durant
Kobe Bryant
Wilt Chamberlain
Michael Jordan
Carmelo Anthony
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Tracy McGrady"

Book becomes the 9th youngest player in @NBA history to score 15K career points:

▪️ LeBron James
▪️ Kevin Durant
▪️ Kobe Bryant
▪️ Wilt Chamberlain
▪️ Michael Jordan
▪️ Carmelo Anthony
▪️ Giannis Antetokounmpo
▪️ Tracy McGrady pic.twitter.com/u1xoxtcIvl

— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) December 4, 2024

He is also just the second player in Suns history to achieve the milestone.

Via The Phoenix Suns: "Book joins Walter Davis as the only players in franchise history to score 15K points in a Suns uniform!"

Book joins Walter Davis as the only players in franchise history to score 15K points in a Suns uniform! pic.twitter.com/pKmHzRuebO

— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) December 4, 2024

His teammate Kevin Durant sent out a message after the game (via X).

Durant's post had 7,000 likes in 30 minutes.

Durant wrote: "15k at 28…my dog checkin boxes. Congrats @DevinBook, more on the way"

15k at 28…my dog checkin boxes. Congrats @DevinBook, more on the way

— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) December 4, 2024

Booker was the 13th pick in the 2015 NBA Draft after one season at Kentucky.

He has spent his entire 10-year career with the Suns.

They have made the NBA playoffs in each of the previous four years (and reached the 2021 NBA Finals).

"It means everything."

Devin Booker on reaching 15K points as he brought in the game ball from Tuesday's win over Spurs.

Talked about the city's support and having his back from Day 1 as an 18 year old and how he grew up here. #Suns pic.twitter.com/7NXmQ4U5Jb

— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) December 4, 2024

With the victory over the Spurs, the Suns improved to 12-8 in their first 20 games.

They are in the middle of a two-game winning streak.