Entering their Game 4 matchup down 3-0, Grayson Allen was listed as questionable with a right ankle sprain that caused him to miss Game 3.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Allen will be out tonight for the second-straight game.
“He’s making progress, but he rolled that thing really good,” coach Frank Vogel said pregame. Vogel added Allen is still day-to-day.
#Suns Grayson Allen (right ankle sprain) OUT tonight for Game 4 against the #Timberwolves
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Allen rolled the same ankle in both Games 1 and 2. In Game 2, it looked pretty bad, as he went down in a lot of pain after stepping on Mike Conley’s foot with 9:17 left in the third quarter.
Grayson Allen in a lot of pain after re-twisting his already sprained right anklepic.twitter.com/qrzUd4ha7a
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Allen did not return in both games after suffering his ankle injuries and X-rays were negative after both games. He was also questionable for Game 3 before the Suns ruled him out.
“Whenever you are jumping and landing, it’s usually more of a violent roll,” Allen said on Thursday before missing Game 3’s 126-109 loss. “It’s more painful when you do it that way, then flat on the ground.
“If you land on somebody’s foot, there’s no prevention. I already wear those big braces that’s kept me in a good spot for the whole year. Just stepping on somebody’s foot two games in a row is just an unlucky part of the game.”
Allen only made one field goal (on five attempts) through the first two games in 42 minutes. He signed a four-year, $70 million extension with the Suns just four days before the playoffs after averaging a career-high 13.5 points and shooting a league-best 46.1% from behind the arc in the regular season, his first with Phoenix after being acquired on Sept. 27 in the Deandre Ayton/Damian Lillard trade.
Royce O’Neale will likely start in his place, as he did in Game 3.
Game 4 tips off at 6:30 p.m. MST tonight at Footprint Center, as the Suns will look to avoid the sweep.
Grayson Allen final injury status revealed ahead of Game 3 vs. Timberwolves
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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
