After missing the past three games with an ankle injury, Suns star guard Devin Booker is returning on Thursday against the Spurs, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania (Twitter link).
Booker hasn’t played since Oct. 24, the Suns’ season opener. In his first game this year, he put up 32 points, eight assists and six rebounds in a four-point Suns victory against the Warriors.
Booker’s return means the Suns are one step closer to reaching full health. Since trading for Bradley Beal this summer, Phoenix’s “big three” of Booker, Beal and Kevin Durant haven’t appeared in a game together.
Beal remains sidelined due to a back issue and has yet to make his Suns debut.
Guard Eric Gordon has been starting in Booker’s place, averaging 16.5 points in his first four appearances with Phoenix.
The Suns went 1-2 in Booker’s absence. Last season, the Suns went 11-18 without Booker in the lineup compared to 34-19 with him.
While Beal remains stealing a paycheck.
3 offense first superstars team up and end up playing very few games together…where have I heard this one before?
Thank God because he fussy injury it’s better now baby