The Suns are grinding through a difficult stretch, and the absences of Devin Booker and Jalen Green have only magnified the challenge. That said, Phoenix managed to hold off the Nets for a 106-102 home win on Tuesday.
After a lot of uncertainty, the Phoenix Suns finally confirmed Jalen Green’s status. The 23-year-old’s second game back from a right hamstring injury didn’t go well last week.
Already down Devin Booker and Jalen Green due to injury, the Phoenix Suns surprisingly added another starting point guard Collin Gillespie to their injury report earlier today for tonight's game against the Brooklyn Nets.
Most NBA players, no matter how successful, are out of the league before the end of their 30s, or even their 20s. That leaves a lot of life left to live, and a good handful of players have made the most of their professional lives after leaving the court.
The Suns’ biggest question heading into Tuesday night against Brooklyn isn’t scheme or matchups. It’s about availability, and specifically, will Jalen Green be able to suit up tonight for Phoenix against the Nets?
Jalen Green has only been in four games for the Phoenix Suns, but he has the chance to participate on Tuesday against the Brooklyn Nets. He is listed as questionable with right hamstring injury management.
The Phoenix Suns returned to Arizona after a six-game road trip against all East Coast teams. While they got Jalen Green back, he played just limited time before being ruled out again, and Devin Booker went down with an ankle injury.
Kelly Oubre Jr. is not going anywhere. At least not if the Sixers have a say. Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Oubre has become too valuable for Philadelphia to seriously consider moving at the deadline, even though he is on an expiring deal.
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns once again face adversity after losing two of their top scorers on Friday, playing against the Miami Heat in a rematch from Jan.
The first game back home after a long road trip is supposed to feel like relief. For the Phoenix Suns, tonight’s matchup against Miami feels heavier than that; it’s a refresh colliding with concern.
As Bright Side’s East Coast Correspondent, I attended the Phoenix Suns’ contests against the New York Knicks, Brooklyn Nets, and Philadelphia 76ers. About halfway through the season, and Jalen Green returning, there was a lot going on for the team.
The Phoenix Suns might be in a prime position in the Western Conference, but Friday night diminished any long-term hopes. After Jalen Green and Devin Booker both were injured in the Suns’ loss to the Atlanta Hawks, where do they go from here?
ATLANTA – In an uneasy moment for the Phoenix Suns on Friday night, Jalen Green was injured again after a routine layup, as he hobbled back towards the bench and into the locker room.
The Phoenix Suns, who got a key player back in the lineup this week, will try to finish their six-game East Coast road trip with a bang when they go for their fourth straight win in Atlanta on Friday.
The good news in Phoenix is obvious. Jalen Green is back. The tricky part is everything that comes with it. Green made his return Tuesday, his first game action since early November after dealing with a right hamstring injury.
In the fourth game of their five-game East Coast road trip, the Phoenix Suns handily beat the Philadelphia 76ers in a 116-110 final to win their third straight game, thanks to Jalen Green’s solid performance in his return.
It took nearly two months for Jalen Green to return from his hamstring injury. Through plenty of rehab, good spirits, and chopping away at the bit, the Suns have the dynamic backcourt of him and Booker they’ve been waiting for.
While he was eventually ruled out of Monday’s game at Brooklyn after initially being listed as questionable, Suns guard Jalen Green is expected to make his long-awaited return on Tuesday in Philadelphia, writes Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic (subscriber link).
After being the centerpiece of the return package from the Houston Rockets for Kevin Durant in a blockbuster seven-team trade last July, Jalen Green experienced the Phoenix Suns' successful first half mostly as a spectator while patiently waiting for his strained right hamstring to heal.
The Suns are quietly doing what good teams do when the picture is incomplete. They are winning anyway. Phoenix has taken eleven of its past sixteen games, including two wins over the Knicks in just over a week, and sits at 25-17 while pushing for a top-six spot in the West.
Jalen Green‘s first season with the Suns has been a washout due to a right hamstring strain. That could soon change. Suns coach Jordan Ott said of Green “he’s there” in terms of returning from the injury that has limited him to two games this season, Duane Rankin of the Arizona Republic reports.