The Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker looks likely to return to the court when his team takes on the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, multiple sources claimed.

Booker has been struggling with a left groin strain, thereby bringing his fitness into question. Since the start of the season, Booker has missed a total of 24 games as a result of his ongoing groin strain as well as hamstring pain.

Averaging 27.1 points when he has been able to play this season, Booker has proven to be a key member of the Suns’ lineup. Following their 132-100 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night, the Suns are now 8-11 without Booker as part of their lineup. Overall, the Suns are 27-26, placing eighth in the Western Conference standings and now just a half-game out of fifth place.

The Suns are beginning a five-game road trip on Friday when they face the Boston Celtics at the TD Garden. This is followed by the Pistons on Saturday, the Nets on Tuesday, and the Hawks again on Thursday, before wrapping up against the Indiana Pacers next Friday night.

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The Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker exited his team’s 128-125 overtime loss against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night after picking up a groin injury. The player left after 4:20 in the first quarter after scoring two points.

Following Booker’s departure from the game, replacement guard Deandre Ayton went on to score 22 points and 16 rebounds while teammate Chris Paul posted 17 points and 16 assists. Despite Ayton and Paul’s standout performances, the Suns couldn’t shut out the Nuggets’ star Nikola Jokic, who scored a triple-double to earn his team the narrow overtime win. Jokic proved to be Sunday night’s most impactful player with 41 points, 15 rebounds, and 15 assists.

Prior to Sunday evening’s game, Booker had been averaging 28 points. He scored his season-best tally of 58 points against the New Orleans Pelicans in the Suns’ previous game on December 17.

Currently standing at 1,045 3-pointers over the course of his career, Booker needs just seven more to surpass Steve Nash for the all-time franchise record.

No updates have yet been posted regarding the player’s injury status and recovery timeline.

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The Phoenix Suns’ task of overcoming the New Orleans Pelicans in the first round of the 2021-22 NBA playoffs became a lot harder on Wednesday. The Suns not only lost Game 2, but will also have to play their next two games against the Pelicans without their best player Devin Booker.

Booker reportedly has a hamstring strain, which he suffered in the third quarter of the 114-125 loss to New Orleans. The injury was most likely a result of his attempt to challenge the dunk of center Jaxson Hayes late in the third quarter.

The Suns believe that Booker’s injury is mild and that he will be able to return at some point in this series. However, the 25-year-old All-Star is expected to miss at least Games 3 and 4.

The No. 1 seed in the Western Conference, the Suns took care of business in Game 1 against the Pelicans and got an easy 110-99 win. It looked like it might be the same in Game 2 before New Orleans flipped the script in the second half to tie the series.

While the Suns’ are known to play complementary basketball, having Devin Booker on the sidelines will probably be a massive blow for the whole team. Booker was one of the main reasons for Phoenix’s great run in 2021-22, averaging career-highs in points (26.8), rebounds (5.0), and steals (1.1). He continued in the same fashion in the playoffs, scoring 25 points in Game 1 and following it with 31 points in the first half of Game 2.

The Suns and the Pelicans meet for Game 3 on Friday night at Smoothie King Center.

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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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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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The Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker looks likely to return to the court when his team takes on the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, multiple sources claimed.

Booker has been struggling with a left groin strain, thereby bringing his fitness into question. Since the start of the season, Booker has missed a total of 24 games as a result of his ongoing groin strain as well as hamstring pain.

Averaging 27.1 points when he has been able to play this season, Booker has proven to be a key member of the Suns’ lineup. Following their 132-100 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night, the Suns are now 8-11 without Booker as part of their lineup. Overall, the Suns are 27-26, placing eighth in the Western Conference standings and now just a half-game out of fifth place.

The Suns are beginning a five-game road trip on Friday when they face the Boston Celtics at the TD Garden. This is followed by the Pistons on Saturday, the Nets on Tuesday, and the Hawks again on Thursday, before wrapping up against the Indiana Pacers next Friday night.

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The Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker exited his team’s 128-125 overtime loss against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night after picking up a groin injury. The player left after 4:20 in the first quarter after scoring two points.

Following Booker’s departure from the game, replacement guard Deandre Ayton went on to score 22 points and 16 rebounds while teammate Chris Paul posted 17 points and 16 assists. Despite Ayton and Paul’s standout performances, the Suns couldn’t shut out the Nuggets’ star Nikola Jokic, who scored a triple-double to earn his team the narrow overtime win. Jokic proved to be Sunday night’s most impactful player with 41 points, 15 rebounds, and 15 assists.

Prior to Sunday evening’s game, Booker had been averaging 28 points. He scored his season-best tally of 58 points against the New Orleans Pelicans in the Suns’ previous game on December 17.

Currently standing at 1,045 3-pointers over the course of his career, Booker needs just seven more to surpass Steve Nash for the all-time franchise record.

No updates have yet been posted regarding the player’s injury status and recovery timeline.

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The Phoenix Suns’ task of overcoming the New Orleans Pelicans in the first round of the 2021-22 NBA playoffs became a lot harder on Wednesday. The Suns not only lost Game 2, but will also have to play their next two games against the Pelicans without their best player Devin Booker.

Booker reportedly has a hamstring strain, which he suffered in the third quarter of the 114-125 loss to New Orleans. The injury was most likely a result of his attempt to challenge the dunk of center Jaxson Hayes late in the third quarter.

The Suns believe that Booker’s injury is mild and that he will be able to return at some point in this series. However, the 25-year-old All-Star is expected to miss at least Games 3 and 4.

The No. 1 seed in the Western Conference, the Suns took care of business in Game 1 against the Pelicans and got an easy 110-99 win. It looked like it might be the same in Game 2 before New Orleans flipped the script in the second half to tie the series.

While the Suns’ are known to play complementary basketball, having Devin Booker on the sidelines will probably be a massive blow for the whole team. Booker was one of the main reasons for Phoenix’s great run in 2021-22, averaging career-highs in points (26.8), rebounds (5.0), and steals (1.1). He continued in the same fashion in the playoffs, scoring 25 points in Game 1 and following it with 31 points in the first half of Game 2.

The Suns and the Pelicans meet for Game 3 on Friday night at Smoothie King Center.

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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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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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