O'Neale is out with a left ankle sprain and will be re-evaluated sometime next week while Nurkic will serve the third of a three-game suspension without pay at Indiana for his involvement in an "on-court" altercation with Dallas Mavericks forwards Naji Marshall and P.J. Washington Jr. in last week's home loss.
Bradley Beal stars off bench
Ryan Dunn and Oso Ighodaro were selected in the 2024 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. Both have contributed this season.
The Phoenix Suns will face the Golden State Warriors in their second of a back-to-back Saturday at Chase Center in San Francisco.
The Grizzlies have also been missing Ja Morant, who suffered a joint strain following a rough screen from New Orleans Pelicans center Daniel Theis on Friday night. According to an ESPN report, Morant will be week-to-week, and he wore a shoulder cast in the previous game against the West top-seed OKC Thunder.
Devin Booker is out for the Phoenix Suns' Friday game against the Mavericks as well as their Saturday game against the Golden State Warriors.
Bradley Beal rang up 25 points for the second time in his three games coming off the bench to lead the Suns. Kevin Durant scored 23 points as did Grayson Allen off the bench while Devin Booker posted a double-double of 20 points and 12 assists to just two turnovers in 40 minutes.
Bradley Beal scored 25 points, Kevin Durant added 23 and the Phoenix Suns beat the Atlanta Hawks 123-115 on Thursday night. Beal — still adjusting to his new role coming off the bench — shot 11 of 16 from the field in one of his most efficient games this season.
The Phoenix Suns will begin a three-game road trip Saturday at Indiana without Royce O'Neale (left ankle sprain) and Jusuf Nurkic (suspension), but hope to have Grayson Allen and Bradley Beal back.
Recording a double-double for the third straight game and helping the Phoenix Suns win 123-115 over the Atlanta Hawks, Devin Booker was happy to get a victory after the team has been struggling over the last few weeks.
Tyler Herro scored 23 points and Jaime Jaquez had 20, including five in the final 1:03, to lead the Miami Heat to a 97-92 victory over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night. In a ragged game with 31 combined turnovers and both teams shooting under 40%,
Jusuf Nurkić did not play in the Phoenix Suns' victory over the Atlanta Hawks Thursday night. What does it mean for his future in Phoenix?