Phoenix Suns’ star guard Devin Booker is done for the season. Suns’ confirmed on Thursday that Booker won’t play for the remainder of 2018/19 NBA season due to a left ankle sprain.

Booker rolled his ankle in the first quarter of Phoenix’s blowout loss against Utah Jazz on Wednesday night and didn’t return to the game.

“You know, next man up, we learned that,” – said Suns’ coach Igor Kokoskov off Booker’s injury. “Regroup, I think the first and second quarters we were playing well…It’s hard to replace a franchise, it’s hard to replace Book because he’s a special player and a special player for our team.”

Devin Booker struggled with injuries on several occasions this season and had to deal with hand and hamstring issues. Still, that didn’t stop the 22-year-old to have the best statistical season in his career. In 64 games he played this season, Booker averaged 26.6 points, 6.8 assists, and 4.1 rebounds per game.

Besides Devin Booker, several other Phoenix Suns’ players have been dealing with injuries lately including Deandre Ayton (left ankle sprain), Kelly Oubre Jr. (left thumb sprain) and T.J. Warren (right ankle soreness). Also, guard Tyler Johnson underwent an arthroscopic procedure on his right knee on Wednesday and won’t play anymore this season.

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Upcoming All-Star weekend is an opportunity for NBA players to get a badly needed rest before the final push to end the season in the best way. But, Phoenix Suns’ star guard Devin Booker thinks his team should have a different approach.

According to Booker, who will be at the All-Star weekend in order to defend his 3-point contest title, Suns’ “don’t deserve an All-Star break” and need to “work” on their game instead.

“We don’t deserve an All-Star break,” – said Booker. “We need to work on our game as players. I know me, I’m going to be at All-Star weekend, but right after that, I’ve got to touch a basketball and still polish up on things. I hope that everybody has that same mindset.”

Devin Booker is once again having a great statistical NBA season, currently averaging 24.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 6.7 assists per game. Still, these numbers didn’t translate to wins for the Phoenix Suns, who will miss the playoffs for the ninth time in a row.

The Suns could easily have the worst NBA record second consecutive year as well, being 11-48 at the moment. They are also on pace to win less than 25 games for the fourth straight year.

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According to several sources close to the Phoenix Suns organization, their star guard Devin Booker is set to have surgery on his hand on Monday. Booker was bothered by discomfort in his hand through the better part of the last season and has opted for the procedure in order to fix the issue after recent swelling. The surgery is set to take place in Los Angeles.

Suns currently don’t have the information on how much time the 21-year-old could miss and will have the exact timeline after the procedure. Still, there are indications that Booker might miss a couple of weeks on the start of the 2018-19 NBA season.

Phoenix Suns will hope to have Devin Booker as soon as possible, especially since they have high expectations from this season. They have a talented young roster which includes 2018’s first overall pick Deandre Ayton, and tenth overall pick Mikal Bridges, as well as and 2017’s fourth overall pick Josh Jackson. Suns also added several veterans in the offseason, including former Houston Rockets’ forward Trevor Ariza, and are ready to make a run at their first playoff appearance since 2009-10.

Devin Booker is expected to have the most significant role in reestablishing Suns as the NBA powerhouse since he developed into their best player in the past two seasons. Booker averaged 24.9 points, 4.7 assists, and 4.5 per game last season, which prompted the organization to give him a five-year, $158 million maximum contract extension earlier this summer.

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Phoenix Suns’ star guard Devin Booker is done for the season. Suns’ confirmed on Thursday that Booker won’t play for the remainder of 2018/19 NBA season due to a left ankle sprain.

Booker rolled his ankle in the first quarter of Phoenix’s blowout loss against Utah Jazz on Wednesday night and didn’t return to the game.

“You know, next man up, we learned that,” – said Suns’ coach Igor Kokoskov off Booker’s injury. “Regroup, I think the first and second quarters we were playing well…It’s hard to replace a franchise, it’s hard to replace Book because he’s a special player and a special player for our team.”

Devin Booker struggled with injuries on several occasions this season and had to deal with hand and hamstring issues. Still, that didn’t stop the 22-year-old to have the best statistical season in his career. In 64 games he played this season, Booker averaged 26.6 points, 6.8 assists, and 4.1 rebounds per game.

Besides Devin Booker, several other Phoenix Suns’ players have been dealing with injuries lately including Deandre Ayton (left ankle sprain), Kelly Oubre Jr. (left thumb sprain) and T.J. Warren (right ankle soreness). Also, guard Tyler Johnson underwent an arthroscopic procedure on his right knee on Wednesday and won’t play anymore this season.

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Upcoming All-Star weekend is an opportunity for NBA players to get a badly needed rest before the final push to end the season in the best way. But, Phoenix Suns’ star guard Devin Booker thinks his team should have a different approach.

According to Booker, who will be at the All-Star weekend in order to defend his 3-point contest title, Suns’ “don’t deserve an All-Star break” and need to “work” on their game instead.

“We don’t deserve an All-Star break,” – said Booker. “We need to work on our game as players. I know me, I’m going to be at All-Star weekend, but right after that, I’ve got to touch a basketball and still polish up on things. I hope that everybody has that same mindset.”

Devin Booker is once again having a great statistical NBA season, currently averaging 24.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 6.7 assists per game. Still, these numbers didn’t translate to wins for the Phoenix Suns, who will miss the playoffs for the ninth time in a row.

The Suns could easily have the worst NBA record second consecutive year as well, being 11-48 at the moment. They are also on pace to win less than 25 games for the fourth straight year.

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According to several sources close to the Phoenix Suns organization, their star guard Devin Booker is set to have surgery on his hand on Monday. Booker was bothered by discomfort in his hand through the better part of the last season and has opted for the procedure in order to fix the issue after recent swelling. The surgery is set to take place in Los Angeles.

Suns currently don’t have the information on how much time the 21-year-old could miss and will have the exact timeline after the procedure. Still, there are indications that Booker might miss a couple of weeks on the start of the 2018-19 NBA season.

Phoenix Suns will hope to have Devin Booker as soon as possible, especially since they have high expectations from this season. They have a talented young roster which includes 2018’s first overall pick Deandre Ayton, and tenth overall pick Mikal Bridges, as well as and 2017’s fourth overall pick Josh Jackson. Suns also added several veterans in the offseason, including former Houston Rockets’ forward Trevor Ariza, and are ready to make a run at their first playoff appearance since 2009-10.

Devin Booker is expected to have the most significant role in reestablishing Suns as the NBA powerhouse since he developed into their best player in the past two seasons. Booker averaged 24.9 points, 4.7 assists, and 4.5 per game last season, which prompted the organization to give him a five-year, $158 million maximum contract extension earlier this summer.

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