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Suns List Two Starters Out vs Kings

The Phoenix Suns will be without two of their starters against the Sacramento Kings.
Suns List Two Starters Out vs Kings
Suns List Two Starters Out vs Kings

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PHOENIX -- The Phoenix Suns are listing the following players on their injury report for Friday night's battle against the Sacramento Kings:

Nassir Little (orbital fracture) AVAILABLE. 

Josh Okogie (hip) QUESTIONABLE.

Bradley Beal (ankle), Jusuf Nurkic (personal reasons) and Damion Lee (knee) OUT.

The Suns will be without two of their typical starters as Beal and Nurkic will not be in action.

Beal was recently shut down for a minimum of two weeks while the Suns re-evaluate his ankle sprain. He won't be back until January at the earliest after only playing in six games thus far. 

Nurkic is just one of two Suns to have played in every single game thus far (Jordan Goodwin being the other) after arriving from Portland via trade. His personal reasons are currently unknown, though it's good to see he is not physically hurt and hopefully the Bosnian returns to action soon. 

Lee is still out due to meniscus surgery following his tear of the knee ahead of training camp. His timetable for return is still unknown. 

Okogie has been clawing his way back from a hip injury suffered against the Golden State Warriors over a week ago. He's been a rotational starter while the Suns try to figure out their lineup. 

Phoenix did receive good news with Little being available after suffering a facial fracture/concussion earlier in the season. He's played through the injury in recent games and has topped 20+ minutes in his last three-of-four outings.

The Suns are currently 14-13 heading into tomorrow night. 

Opening tip is at 8:00 PM Arizona time. 


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Donnie Druin
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