Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker will miss his fifth game of the young season on Sunday when his team meets the Pistons in Detroit.
The official NBA injury report lists him as out because of a strained right calf.
Guard Bradley Beal, acquired in the offseason from the Washington Wizards, also is out again with low back spasms. He has yet to make his debut in a Phoenix uniform.
Booker didn’t play Saturday in a 112-100 loss — the Suns’ third in a row — against the Philadelphia 76ers.
Booker, 27, played 35 minutes in the Suns’ loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday, finishing with 31 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds. Head coach Frank Vogel said the short time between the two games would lead to time off against the 76ers.
A three-time All-Star and a first-team All-NBA selection in 2020-21, Booker has career averages of 24.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.8 assists. He is in his ninth season with the Suns.
Without Booker and Beal, Kevin Durant is leading the Suns with averages of 28.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.8 assists.
A team with NBA title aspirations, the Suns are off to a 2-4 start. Their next game is Wednesday at Chicago.
–Field Level Media
The Philadelphia 76ers will attempt to end a five-game road losing streak when they face the Boston Celtics on Thursday night. The 76ers have lost 11 of their last 12…
No. 8 Michigan State clinched a share of the Big Ten regular-season championship Wednesday without stepping on the court. The Spartans can win it outright Thursday with a victory over…
Payton Pritchard scored a career-high 43 points and Derrick White tossed in a career-high 41 to lead the short-handed Boston Celtics to a 128-118 victory over the visiting Portland Trail…
No. 8 Michigan State can seal Big Ten title with win at Iowa
NBA roundup: Two Celtics score over 40 in win over Blazers
Top 25 roundup: Ole Miss pulls off late upset of No. 4 Tennessee
James Harden pours in 50 to propel Clippers past Pistons
Field Level Media - Professional sports content solutions | FLM
