The Phoenix Suns (42-30) enter an extremely difficult final 10 games of the season with injuries piling up.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Both Bradley Beal (right ring finger sprain) and Jusuf Nurkić (right ankle sprain) were injured in last night’s embarrassing 104-102 loss to the San Antonio Spurs.
Beal and Nurkić are both questionable for tomorrow’s game against the Denver Nuggets (51-21) after not practicing today, per AZ Central’s Duane Rankin.
X-rays came back negative on Beal’s finger after he subbed out with 2:51 remaining in the game. He said that he plans to play against Denver postgame (per Rankin). The Suns are 16-13 without Beal this season.
Bradley Beal said the plan is for him to play Wednesday at Denver with right ring finger sprain. #Suns
— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) March 26, 2024
Nurkić hurt himself by stepping on the foot of Jeremy Sochan in the third quarter. The Suns are 0-4 without Nurkić this season, and he has excelled in the matchups against Nikola Jokić.
Beal finished with nine points on 4-of-11 shooting, six assists and five rebounds in 30 minutes last night. Nurkić had six points on 3-of-9 shooting, nine rebounds, four assists and two blocks in 19 minutes.
Nurkic rolled his ankle on Sochans foot here pic.twitter.com/3tZPRQJQlu
— Cage (@ridiculouscage) March 26, 2024
Damion Lee (right meniscus surgery) remains out for Phoenix, as he has all season.
Nuggets Injury Report
Meanwhile, the Nuggets have all but one starter of their own injured. Both Jamal Murray (right knee inflammation) and Aaron Gordon (right plantar fascia strain) are questionable.
Jokić (low back pain/left hip inflammation) and Michael Porter Jr. (illness) are probable.
Only Gordon missed the Nuggets’ last game, a 128-103 win over the Grizzlies last night. Denver has won four in a row and is 15-2 since the All-Star break.
In the last meeting against the Nuggets, the Suns pulled off a surprising 117-107 road overtime victory even without Devin Booker on March 5.
Tomorrow’s game is the beginning of the Suns playing teams with a combined winning percentage of .647 the rest of the way, as they enter this stretch on a very poor note following the loss to San Antonio.
Tomorrow’s game tips off at 7 p.m. MST. Stay tuned for updates.
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Brendan Mau is a senior writer covering the Phoenix Suns and more for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on X via @Brendan_Mau
