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Booker called the surgical treatment “probably the worst part” of his whole injury process … however, shockingly, he said he felt fine about 24 hours later while playing in the game.

” Like 8 shots to numb it up and after that they enter there and put it back– they break it once again. They break it back in place.”

” He got the mask; hes fine,” Bookers colleague, Chris Paul, stated. “Were not one of those teams looking for reasons and all that stuff. Give [the Clippers] their credit– they played truly well tonight.”

” But we had a flight out a couple hours later, so they simply numbed it up– all over the place, it felt like.”

The 24-year-old broke all of it down for press reporters after struggling in Phoenixs loss to the Clippers in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals … saying the treatment he went through Wednesday to repair his facial issues was GNARLY.

Booker– wearing a clear, plastic mask to protect the injury for the night– was simply 5-for-21 in the game … and scored simply 15 points in 40 minutes.

” The nose feels fine,” Booker said. “We just lost the game.”

” He got the mask; hes great,” Bookers teammate, Chris Paul, stated. “Were not one of those groups looking for excuses and all that things.

He swore, however, the mask and injury were NOT an issue … stating all of it didnt affect his play one bit.

Thats Devin Booker describing the straight-up horror program he needed to go through after breaking his nose earlier today … and yeah, it feels like a wonder the Suns star was able play Thursday night!!

” Well prepare for Game 4.”

” Its a procedure that they usually state they put you under [anesthesia] for,” said Booker, who broke the nose in 3 places after clashing heads with Patrick Beverley in Game 2 on Tuesday.