Cameron “Caveman Devin Booker” Johnson has had a pretty nice rookie campaign overall. He’s right around the quality of play that you want your 11th-overall pick to be at. His three-point shooting is right around 40% and he’s had some good dunks too. And now, on his 24th birthday, he’s gone and added “twenty-point game” to his list of career accomplishments.
Wait. 24? That means…
Yep. Cameron Johnson is older that Devin Booker.
I’m shook right now. NBA factoids don’t usually shook me but this one has shooken me so bad that I’m going to have to lie down, pull the covers over me, and take some deep breaths. I don’t know if I can handle this. Booker’s practically a veteran in NBA terms, while Johnson is youngster still learning the ropes. How can their ages be flip-flopped like that? Am I reading basketball-reference correctly? Is “age” a reverse number system like golf where a lower number actually means you’re older?
If anybody has one of those old-school folded fans that they used to wave at people when they were about to faint, send one my way. If you ship it overnight it might get here in time to prevent me from slipping into a shookness-induced coma.