Is Devin Booker a Lions fan?
Yes. In his own words, Devin Booker is a Detroit Lions fan.
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“Just touching back into my roots, how I grew up. Every Sunday has always been family time, watching Lions games.”
Sports Illustrated, January 18, 2025. Backed by EssentiallySports (2024) and WDIV (ClickOnDetroit) (2025).
Last checked November 4, 2026: the quote still matched the page word for word.
What has Devin Booker said about the Detroit Lions?
Devin Booker has said it himself, and the statements run across several years. In a January 18, 2025 piece, Sports Illustrated quoted him on what the team means to him: "Just touching back into my roots, how I grew up. Every Sunday has always been family time, watching Lions games." That is a direct statement from the player, and it frames the fandom as something that goes back to childhood.
Booker spoke about Detroit teams more broadly a year earlier. EssentiallySports, on January 22, 2024, quoted him saying "I've been a fan of all of them, Detroit Red Wings, Pistons, Tigers, and obviously the Lions". The Lions are the one he singled out with "obviously."
Did Devin Booker grow up a Lions fan?
By his account, yes. He told Sports Illustrated on January 18, 2025 about Sundays spent watching Lions games, describing them as family time, and nothing in his statements suggests the fandom began later or has lapsed. His comments span 2023 to 2025 and describe the Lions as a childhood team and a stated favorite.
The geography fits. Booker was born on October 30, 1996, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Wikipedia says he was born and raised there, living with his mother while his father pursued a professional basketball career internationally. He attended Grandville High School in Grandville, Michigan, and also Moss Point High School in Moss Point, Mississippi, before a season at Kentucky in 2014 to 2015. Phoenix took him 13th in the 2015 draft, and he has played for the Suns since. Detroit is not his home city, but it is the nearest NFL market to West Michigan, which is where the fandom he describes took shape.
Does Devin Booker like the Detroit Lions?
By how he has shown up, he does. WDIV (ClickOnDetroit) reported on January 18, 2025 that Booker, "a West Michigan native, and outspoken Detroit sports fan, showed up to Little Caesars Arena rocking all Lions gear". That is the outlet's description rather than Booker's own, but it fits what he told Sports Illustrated the same day.
His loyalty to Detroit extends past football. The Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers have also been reported as teams he follows, which lines up with his EssentiallySports remark about the city's other franchises.
Which other athletes are Lions fans?
Magic Johnson has said in his own words that he is a Lions fan. Charles Barkley and Josh Smith have both been reported as fans, which is a weaker standing than Johnson's, since those claims come from reporting rather than the players' own statements.
Questions people ask
Is Devin Booker a Lions fan?
Yes. In his own words, he has described Sundays watching Lions games as a family tradition from the way he grew up, and he told Sports Illustrated so in January 2025.
When did Devin Booker become a Lions fan?
He describes it as dating to childhood. His 2025 comments to Sports Illustrated tie it to how he grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
What has Devin Booker said about the Detroit Lions?
He told Sports Illustrated that watching Lions games was "family time" every Sunday and called it "touching back into my roots." In 2024 he told EssentiallySports he has been a fan of the Red Wings, Pistons, Tigers, "and obviously the Lions."
Which other athletes are Lions fans?
Magic Johnson has said he is one, and Charles Barkley and Josh Smith have been reported as fans.