Devin Booker posted his long-anticipated vlog of Team USA men’s basketball’s journey to its fifth-straight Olympic gold on social media today.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Booker was spotted at several events with a camcorder in Paris and shared a few other vlogs throughout the Olympics.
The final, 14-minute vlog mainly focuses on Team USA’s semifinal and championship games. Booker hit a momentum-swinging 3 in the semis in a 17-point comeback 95-91 victory over Serbia and scored 13 of his 15 points in the first half in Team USA’s 98-87 gold medal victory over France.
The vlog is captioned “I’ll do it,” a phrase that became infamous after Booker tweeted it out in response to Kyle Kuzma way back in September. Kuzma said Team USA needed more role-playing NBA stars “cool with defending and going to the corner for a few possessions” after the U.S. finished fourth in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, a tournament Booker did not play in.
He did it ???????? https://t.co/mTFTAd0TwL pic.twitter.com/kqUZNu5BFI
— USA Basketball (@usabasketball) August 10, 2024
Booker did exactly what he said, averaging 11.7 points on 56.8% shooting from the field, 56.5% shooting from 3 and 3.3 assists in 22 minutes per game en route to his second Olympic gold medal. Booker brought his 2021 gold medal from Tokyo with him to wear both the ones from Paris and Tokyo.
Coach Steve Kerr called Booker the “unsung MVP” of the team and plenty of fans and other NBA players have praised him for doing whatever was needed.
In the vlog, Booker said he is not done yet with the Olympics coming to Los Angeles in 2028. After receiving the gold medal, Booker told Anthony Edwards: “I’ll see you in L.A., boy.”
“Me and Book runnin’ the show in L.A.,” Edwards responded.
Anthony Edwards ‘impressed’ by Devin Booker’s play on Team USA
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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
