The Phoenix Suns included two rotation players on their injury report for Friday’s matchup against the Dallas Mavericks.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Riding a six-game winning streak, Phoenix (7-1) listed Bradley Beal (right elbow sprain) as probable and rookie Ryan Dunn (left ankle sprain) as doubtful for the primetime game.
Beal has now been on the report with his nagging injury for seven-straight games, two of which he did not play in, including a 114-102 win over the Mavericks on Oct. 26. He is averaging 15.5 points on 48.6% shooting, 4.0 assists, 3.5 rebounds, 1.7 steals and 1.0 blocks in 34.8 minutes so far this season.
Dunn injured himself in the fourth quarter of Wednesday’s 115-112 win over the Miami Heat after recording seven points on 2-for-2 shooting (both from 3), a rebound and assist in nine minutes.
“We’ll evaluate him, see how he feels in the morning. There’s no update now,” coach Mike Budenholzer said of Dunn postgame.
Phoenix selected Dunn with the No. 28 overall pick in this year’s draft. He placed fourth on NBA.com’s first official rookie ladder released Wednesday and is averaging 6.8 points on 45.5% shooting in 15.9 minutes per game so far this season.
The Suns have trimmed their rotation down to nine players with Dunn, Royce O’Neale, Grayson Allen and Mason Plumlee being the top-4 players off the bench. The team has plenty of depth, so we will see who gets playing time if Dunn is out.
The Mavericks (5-3) have a lot of notable players on their injury report as well:
- P.J. Washington (right knee sprain) OUT
- Dereck Lively II (right shoulder sprain) OUT
- Dante Exum (right wrist surgery) OUT
- Maxi Kleber (right hamstring strain) DOUBTFUL
Tomorrow’s matchup tips off at 5:30 p.m. MST in Dallas.
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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
