Phoenix Suns stars Devin Booker and Kevin Durant were joined by a few special guests in their celebratory vacation after winning gold with Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Suns and Mercury owner Mat Ishbia and renowned DJ Alex Pall of the electronic duo The Chainsmokers were seen on a boat with the Suns pair in a new social media post by Pall. Booker was still wearing his gold medal.
(via @alexpall/Instagram)
Mat Ishbia, Devin Booker and Kevin Durant on a boat ????️
(Via @alexpall/IG) #Suns pic.twitter.com/LAZCSGlpth
— Burn City Suns Talk ????️ (@BurnCitySuns) August 18, 2024
Durant and Booker were reportedly vacationing on a yacht in Saint-Tropez, France after the gold medal win and went viral for these photos (via Deumoix World):
DEUXMOI EXCLUSIVE…Olympic basketball champions Kevin Durant and Devin Booker enjoying their vacation in style, relaxing on a luxurious yacht in Saint-Tropez ???? @backgrid_usa pic.twitter.com/Jl4pWZjOG2
— deuxmoi (@deuxmoiworld) August 13, 2024
Ishbia said that Durant and Booker had “1,000% support” from him and the Suns ahead of their quest for the gold medal, even with Durant missing all five of the team’s exhibition games with a calf injury.
“I’m gonna probably go over there and watch them, support those guys,” Ishbia said on The Pat McAfee Show before the Olympics. “That’s what we do. We’re a part of each other’s team, part of each other’s lives.”
Ishbia did end up going to Paris to watch both the men’s and women’s USA basketball teams capture Olympic golds. The women’s team featured Mercury players Diana Taurasi, Kahleah Copper and Brittney Griner.
Aug 9, 2024; Paris, France; Mat Ishbia, owner of the Phoenix Suns of the NBA and the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA, watches during a women’s basketball semifinal game during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Accor Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
“Has been a lot of fun watching all the Olympics so far, especially the Men’s and Women’s USA Basketball teams!” Ishbia said in a post on X on Aug. 8. “Having 5 Phoenix Suns/Mercury players on the two teams has been special and hope they all bring home the gold!”
Has been a lot of fun watching all the Olympics so far, especially the Men's and Women's USA Basketball teams! Having 5 Phoenix Suns/Mercury players on the two teams has been special and hope they all bring home the gold! pic.twitter.com/IxxFH5p9HK
— Mat Ishbia (@Mishbia15) August 8, 2024
Ishbia’s hope came true, as the men’s team won its fifth-straight Olympic gold and the women won their eighth straight. For Durant, it was his men’s Olympic-record fourth gold medal and Booker’s second. The Suns and Mercury became the first NBA/WNBA organization with five gold medalists in a single Olympics.
“It’s a basketball town and we want to put the city on the map,” Booker said of Phoenix’s Olympic representation. “No better way than winning gold.”
Repping the Valley at the highest level ????
The Suns & Mercury are the first NBA/WNBA organization with 5 gold medalists in a single Olympics! pic.twitter.com/Nxrj6BTtaQ
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) August 11, 2024
They were all able to accomplish what they set out for and celebrated accordingly. Now, Durant, Booker and Ishbia turn their attention back to Phoenix and the quest to bring the city its first NBA championship.
Devin Booker, Kevin Durant seen vacationing together after Olympic gold medal
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Brendan Mau is a senior writer covering the Phoenix Suns and more for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on X via @Brendan_Mau
