Booker was questioned, what did James do?

Due to Kobe’s sudden death a month ago, many activities were held to commemorate Kobe’s All-Stars this year, which also made this All-Stars full of different colors. Many Kobe fans are looking forward to the All-Star Weekend, because everyone gathers together to commemorate Kobe, but they don't want the All-Stars to come so soon. After the All-Star Weekend, it was as if Kobe had really left his fans and was finally done with the NBA.

In addition, before the start of the All-Star Game, Trail Blazers star Lillard announced that he would withdraw from the All-Star Game and the Three-Point Contest due to injury. In the previous game with the Trail Blazers, Lillard suffered an abdominal strain. To be on the safe side, he followed the team doctor's advice and prepared to take the All-Star opportunity to rest for a week, so the Suns' Devin Booker naturally replaced Lillard. Ladd made it to Team James.

According to the voting rules of the All-Star Game, Devin Booker could have replaced Lillard in the All-Star Game. It is worth mentioning that after Lillard announced his withdrawal from the All-Star Game, On his own social media, he recommended Booker to the league as a candidate player to enter the All-Star Game. Moreover, Booker averaged 26.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 6.3 assists per game this season, with a true shooting percentage of 49.6%. Booker is definitely worthy of being included in the All-Stars, and his qualifications are beyond doubt.

Some Booker fans have complained about him before, thinking that it is unfair that Booker did not enter the All-Stars. However, some people believe that there are other players who are more suitable for the All-Stars than Booker. NBA basketball commentator Stephen Smith, known as "American Yang Yi," stood up and said that the Spurs' DeRozan is more worthy of being an All-Star substitute than Booker. The reason he gave was that Booker and DeRozan have similar statistics, and the Spurs have a better record than the Suns!

Through record comparison, it was found that the Spurs did win 1.5 more games than the Suns, but DeRozan was previously included in the Spurs' daily observation list due to back injuries, so Smith's question is like It's like a joke, coming out to take advantage of the popularity of the All-Stars. But his words reached Booker, who was still affected to a certain extent. Perhaps because he didn't want his players to be disturbed, James launched a strong counterattack against Smith's speech.

James once sent a text message to Booker, telling Booker to ignore the rumors in the media and to enjoy his All-Star trip. James later wrote on his personal social media: "Welcome Booker! You deserve it!". Although I don't know what "American Yang Yi" wants to do, as the captain, James' actions are very heartwarming and he takes on the responsibility of a big brother. I wonder how the fans will view this controversy?