WATCH: Basketball player with special needs gets HUGE cosign from Devin Booker amidst sea of trolls

Devin Booker has been averaging 31.3 points in his last three games.

WATCH: Basketball player with special needs gets HUGE cosign from Devin Booker amidst sea of trolls

Devin Booker with Tyler (Credits: Arizona Sports and WVIR)

In 2020, Devin Booker accepted that Powell, her sister, is the reason for his success in a video for the Special Olympics, for which he was named Global Ambassador. Microdeletion syndrome is the name for the genetic chromosomal condition that Booker’s sister has. Booker has also recently inspired a man with Down syndrome.

A Down syndrome man from California has gone viral thanks to his impressive basketball abilities. Tyler Kihano started playing the game as a means of distraction from the COVID-19 pandemic. His ability to make 3-pointers is now bringing attention to the man who assisted him in honing his abilities. Tyler recently posted a video on Instagram in which he performed a three-point shot. Booker left a comment on the post.

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Devin Booker commented on an Instagram handle named “Strongnable” which belongs to Tyler. He wrote, “Bucket” which surely would motivate the young guy for his passion for basketball. In the video, we can see him wearing Booker’s jersey and having Phoneix suns in front.

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Devin Booker’s comment on strongnable’s post (via Instagram)

In the video, there was another guy named Goldstein who gave the ball to Tyler and he performed a 3-pointer and it was the perfect bucket. Booker appreciated his hard work too.

Kihano, 30, and Eli Goldstein, his caretaker, believe that magic occurs on the basketball court. Since Kihano is nonverbal and his parents started observing outbursts during the pandemic, they brought Goldstein on as a full-time employee. The duo has 26,000 followers on Instagram and is known as Strong N’Able/Tyler and Eli.

Devin Booker stood up against the Nets but failed to win

Bradley Beal, Devin Booker, and Kevin Durant all played together for the first time during the regular season on Wednesday, but the Brooklyn Nets defeated them 116–112 Nets at Footprint Centre. In its last nine games, Durant’s former team has improved to a 7-2 record. They have been playing excellent basketball lately. Durant scored a fantastic 27 points with six rebounds, four assists, and a booker-high 34 points, while Bradley Beal chipped in with 14 points.

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Devin Booker (Credits: Times Colonist)

As they got used to playing together, there were the usual stages of development. Brooklyn jumped out to a 15-point lead in the first half, but Booker’s dominance as a scorer and facilitator allowed Phoenix to cut the deficit to single digits by halftime.

The Nets had to choose what to do on several possessions, just as defenses will all season long. Booker, though, kept making the right play by attacking and scoring a basket for himself or spotting gaps to create for his teammates. Over his last three games, Booker has averaged 31.3 points on 59.6 percent shooting from the field, showing his recent hot play.

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