Suns Reveal Starters vs Kings

PHOENIX -- The Phoenix Suns will utilize the following starting lineup against the Sacramento Kings tonight:

Devin Booker
Eric Gordon
Josh Okogie
Keita Bates-Diop
Jusuf Nurkic

Yesterday, the Suns ruled out the likes of Kevin Durant, Grayson Allen and Bradley Beal for tonight's action.

Durant had appeared to injure his ankle in the final stages of Tuesday's loss against the Los Angeles Lakers before finishing the game. Allen also strained his groin in LA.

Beal himself hasn't played since Nov. 12 with lower back issues but has been ramping up recovery. His return date could be coming soon.

"He's making progress, it's very encouraging," said Suns coach Frank Vogel at practice earlier this week, where Beal was a full participant. "He looked great out there today. A reminder of how dynamic he is as a basketball player and how good we're gonna be when we get fully healthy."

Damion Lee also remains out with recovery from meniscus surgery he had in training camp.

Prior to the game, Vogel spoke on the difficulty of evaluating his team with varying players going in and out of the lineup.

“It’s difficult to evaluate five-man lineups with your key guys, but it’s been easier to evaluate our depth because guys have gotten extended runs because of the injuries. If we had full health, we would not really know what we had from a roster standpoint and there’s still some guys we need to take a look at, but the guys that have been in there have had a pretty solid body of work of showing us what they can and can’t do, which gives us an idea on how we want to use them."

In the initial injury report for today's meeting, the Kings ruled Colby Jones (Lower Back Soreness) and Alex Len (Right High ankle Sprain) out while Chris Duarte (Left Knee Soreness) is probable.

Suns-Kings is slated to tip just past 7:00 PM Arizona time.