Listed as probable for the NBA Cup matchup against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, Bradley Beal (left calf strain) and Kevin Durant (left calf strain) will both be available for selection against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Before Durant was injured, the Suns were off to an impressive 8-1 start and at the top of the Western Conference. Since Nov. 9 when he was ruled out indefinitely, however, Phoenix has gone on to lose six of its last seven games and is 9-7.
Beal has sat out the last five games with the two stars being inactive at the same time, the Suns are on a five-game losing streak.
Durant was off to an MVP-like start averaging 27.6 points, 6.6 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game for the Suns. Beal averaged 17.8 points, 4.0 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game, having also missed another two games earlier in the season after dealing with a right elbow injury.
Meanwhile for Los Angeles, Anthony Davis (left plantar fasciitis) will start even though he has been battling through the same injury for weeks. Bronny James (left heel contusion), Jarred Vanderbilt (right foot surgery recovery) and Christian Wood (left knee surgery recovery) are all unavailable.
Phoenix is 1-1 and the No. 4 seed in the West Group B of the NBA Cup heading into its first home game in the tournament. The Suns beat the Utah Jazz 120-112 on Nov. 12 before falling to the Oklahoma City Thunder 99-83 on Nov. 15.
Tip-off between the Suns and Lakers begins at 8 p.m. MST inside Footprint Center.
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Reporter Alec Cipollini covers the Phoenix Mercury, Suns and ASU Athletics for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on his X account, @AlecCipollini
