Seeing Bradley Beal sustain a left hip contusion and exit after the first quarter of the 117-112 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday, he is a game-time decision for the second and final game of the season against the Indiana Pacers tonight.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Playing the entire first quarter, Beal did not appear in the final three quarters vs. the Grizzlies. Before he went to the locker room and did not return, the three-time NBA All-Star appeared for 12 minutes, posting three points, two assists and a rebound.
An injury-plagued season for Beal, he has also dealt with right knee swelling, a left calf strain and an elbow injury, missing 10 games. When he has been healthy, the Missouri native is averaging 18.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 22 games.
The last time the Suns faced the Pacers, Beal returned from the knee injury before Devin Booker went down with a left groin strain. Beal was inactive for two games before then, and Booker was unavailable for five games after.
For the game itself, Indiana came back to win 120-111 on Dec. 19 after a 37-point third quarter. Pascal Siakam (25 points, 18 rebounds) and Tyrese Haliburton (13 points, 12 assists) both recorded double-doubles for the Pacers while Kevin Durant scored 37 points in Phoenix’s loss.
As for the rest of the Suns, Jusuf Nurkić will be serving the final game of his three-game suspension, and Royce O’Neale remains out with a left ankle sprain. Suffering left shoulder soreness this week, Grayson Allen was not on the injury report and should be good to go in Indiana.
Tip-off between the Suns and Pacers begins at 5 p.m. MST inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
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Reporter Alec Cipollini covers the Phoenix Suns, Arizona Diamondbacks, ASU Athletics and more for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on his X account, @AlecCipollini
