Devin Booker is nursing a different injury than he previously had, as he tweaked a foot injury late in Tuesday’s season opener at Golden State, coach Frank Vogel said today.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!According to TNT’s Jared Greenburg, Booker is awaiting results of an MRI for a left mid-foot sprain. He is targeting a Tuesday return, meaning he will likely miss Saturday’s home opener against the Jazz. The Suns play the Spurs on Tuesday, as the D-backs will also host Game 4 of the World Series this Halloween night.
NEW: Devin Booker is out tonight due to a left mid-foot sprain which he suffered during Tiesday’s win at Golden State. A team source tells me Booker is aiming to return to action Tuesday pending the results of an MRI which he will receive when the team returns home. @NBAonTNT
— Jared Greenberg (@JaredSGreenberg) October 26, 2023
Update: Greenberg backed out on this statement a little bit during the game, saying that Booker wants to play on Saturday, but it depends on the MRI results.
.@NBAonTNT's Jared Greenberg said Devin Booker is dealing with soreness in the middle of his left foot, which occurred during the #Suns' win against the Warriors.
"Booker, to what I was told, really fought to play tonight. He intends to play in the home opener on Saturday."… pic.twitter.com/kDoUR7W9Ae
— Trevor Booth (@TrevorMBooth) October 27, 2023
Bradley Beal (lower back tightness) and Booker will both miss tonight’s game against the Lakers. Vogel said before the game that he would not announce who is starting in their place.Â
Booker jammed his toe last week and was limited in practice Sunday. He was first listed as questionable for Tuesday’s game before being upgraded to probable and eventually available.
After the game, he said it was his first time getting a full run in up and down the court in about a week because of his toe.
For now, it seems as if Booker has a different injury on that same foot. It is unclear when he first suffered the injury before tweaking it and if it’s related to his toe injury.
Tonight’s game tips off around 7 p.m. MST from Crypto.com Arena and will be televised on TNT.
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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
