Superstar Player Ruled OUT for Grizzlies vs. Suns

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The Phoenix Suns are set to face the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday evening, and superstar forward Kevin Durant has been ruled out with right foot soreness. While this doesn’t seem to be the type of injury that will keep Durant out for several games, it will sideline him for this one in Memphis.
This is of course a big loss for the Suns, but they are facing a Memphis team that is shorthanded just like they are. The absences of Bradley Beal and Durant are massive for Phoenix, but the Grizzlies are without Ja Morant and so many others.
Phoenix will have to rely even more on Devin Booker than they usually do, but they still should have enough to beat this Memphis team if they play their game. The Grizzlies have been one of the worst teams in basketball to start the season, and things continue to get even worse for them as more and more players get sidelined
The Suns have been starting to heat up a bit after dealing with a lot of injuries, having won their last five games to improve to 9-6 on the season. This five-game winning streak has the Suns sitting in fifth place in the Western Conference, just 2.5 games back of the first place Minnesota Timberwolves. Phoenix was projected by many to be near the top of the Western Conference this season, and while injuries have complicated that pursuit, the season is still very young.
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Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA and WNBA for On SI. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined On SI to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts and in the classroom earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time, primarily serving as a Clippers beat writer.