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Charles Curtis

Devin Booker’s ‘Luka Special’ trash talk completely backfired and NBA fans crushed him for it

The complete takedown of the Phoenix Suns has begun with the No. 1 seed in the West getting completely blown out in Game 7 of the Western Semifinals at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks (complete with memes!).

That’s included a swipe at Devin Booker.

Back in Game 5, the Suns guard got fouled, and video of Booker laying on the court revealed that he called the move to sit there “the Luka Special.”

It was funny at the time. Now? Luka Doncic is the one who laughed last. And everyone noticed that the Mavericks superstar had a huge couple of games after that, while Booker did not:

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