Devin Booker was injured in Friday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks and left in the third quarter.
ATLANTA (AP) — Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker injured his right ankle during Friday night’s 110-103 loss. to the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.
Booker, a four-time All-Star, went down with five seconds left in the third quarter after twisting his ankle on the foot of the Hawks’ Onyeka Okongwu. He sat on the floor for several minutes, limped and appeared to be in a lot of pain, but walked to the training room on his own.
“Right ankle, rolled over someone else’s foot. It was pretty unfortunate, so we’ll just wait and see when we get back to Phoenix,” Suns coach Jordan Ott said. “Book really figured it out in the third quarter. You know, he’s done a lot for us all season, but he just kind of went into a flow state from there. That’s the hard part, but I know he bounced back incredibly quickly.”
Booker scored 31 points in 28 minutes. The injuries include a third injury. He averaged a team-high 25.3 points and 6.3 assists.
Green’s first quarter exit was quiet. Ott did not see any injuries, but said Green reported feeling pain during a timeout. It was the guard’s second game since returning from the game. right hamstring injury That caused him to miss 33 games.
“Jalen, he got a little stiff. We took him out for precautionary reasons,” Ott said. “Jalen worked hard every day to go out and play basketball, and the basketball was taken away from him. So it’s tough. It’s tough for his teammates and it’s tough for him.”
The Suns play at Miami on Sunday night before returning to Phoenix. Ott said both injuries will be diagnosed once the team returns home.