Already losing Jusuf Nurkić to neck spasms moments after the second half began, the Phoenix Suns lost another star due to injury.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!With 3:27 left on the clock in the fourth quarter against the Houston Rockets, guard Devin Booker left after apparently suffering a right ankle sprain.
According to fellow Burn City Sports reporter Brendan Mau, Suns head coach Frank Vogel provided an update on his status.
“Devin Booker has a sprained right ankle and X-rays were negative,” Mau said.
Devin Booker has a sprained right ankle and X-rays were negative, #Suns coach Frank Vogel says. Royce O'Neale has a sprained right ankle, no X-rays https://t.co/Apj1OXDVat
— Brendan Mau (@brendan_mau) March 3, 2024
As he was defending Rockets guard Fred VanVleet, Booker moved to his right, stepped onto Royce O’Neale’s foot by accident and rolled his ankle. Holding his ankle for about a minute, Booker would then hobble to Phoenix’s locker room and did not return.
(Video Credit: @ohnohedidnt24 on X/Twitter)
Booker colliding with O'Neale with an apparent ankle injury pic.twitter.com/8e490kiIQo
— Oh No He Didn't (@ohnohedidnt24) March 3, 2024
Before he left the ballgame, Booker scored 24 points from 7-of-17 shooting and was 3-f0r-4 from three. The 27-year-old was a -17 tonight in the 118-109 loss to Houston.
If there is more news on this situation, Burn City Sports will keep you up-to-date.
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Reporter Alec Cipollini covers Phoenix Sports News for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on his X account, @AlecCipollini
