Devin Booker exited the Phoenix Suns’ game against the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night with a right ankle injury, leaving the team with a major concern as they continue their road trip.
The Suns have been a pleasant surprise to this point, one of the NBA’s best early stories. But the real work may come next. Phoenix lost both Devin Booker (right ankle) and Jalen Green (precautionary right hamstring tightness) during Friday’s 110-103 road loss to the Hawks.
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Phoenix Suns Head Coach Jordan Ott gave an update after a close loss in Atlanta that also saw the loss of their two star scorers, Devin Booker and Jalen Green.
Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns jumped to 27-17 after a 116-110 win over Tyrese Maxey and the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday. And on Friday, after two full days off, the Suns looked to secure their fourth win in a row, finishing out a six-game road trip with a battle against Jalen Johnson and the Atlanta Hawks.
In the same game in which his teammate Jalen Green was ruled out after just four minutes due to hamstring tightness, Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker appeared to suffer a right ankle injury, tweets Gerald Bourguet of Suns After Dark.
Jalen Johnson scored 12 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter to help the Atlanta Hawks beat the visiting Suns 110-103 on Friday after Phoenix lost Devin Booker to an ankle injury.
ATLANTA – On Friday night in Atlanta, the Phoenix Suns didn’t just lose another game; they are without any certainty of what the future roster will look like after two injuries to their stars, Devin Booker and Jalen Green.
ATLANTA – The injury bug bit the Phoenix Suns twice on Friday night, as their star shooting guard, Devin Booker, hobbled to the locker room after an ankle injury.
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