Confirmed. Booker to be re-evaluated in 1 week due to ankle sprain

[Adrian]

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[1tinsoldier]

credit where credit is due. Booker usually works hard on offense. Sometimes defense. But it does seem when he's pushing hardest is when he usually incurs an injury. Perhaps it's related to an issue he has with focus. He's so concentrated on one thing, that safety and restraint might be an afterthought.

he's most effective when he's at 100%. Jumping high on his jumpshot. Pushing on his drives. I recall it was probably his last serious hamstring occurrence that i was thinking at the time he was pushing too hard just before it happened.

in this case, he was walking backwards, focused on what was happening in front of him

 

[Suns_fan69]

Oof, that's rough. In line with @SirStefan32's prediction.

 

[SirStefan32]

Yep, just as I feared- probably a bad grade two sprain at the very minimum, and most likely a grade three (complete tear) which will have him out for 8-12 weeks.
With grade two, you can walk by yourself, though you'll be limping badly. He could not put an ounce of weight on it, which indicated a complete tear (or grade three sprain.) Complete ligament tear is worse than a clean break. I think he'll be in a cast/ boot for 6-8 weeks, and may require surgery.

 

[GatorAZ]

Just have to keep telling myself that this season is a massive success even if we fall to the plan-in and lose.

 

[Dback Jon]

Man, this really sucks

 

[Proximo]

I don’t believe this, that source has been caught lying before.

 

[Superbone]

I don’t believe this, that source has been caught lying before.

Xin Varlock? I did a google search and got conflicting results. He has a tweet out saying the same:

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[SactownSunsFan]

There goes our ascension in the standings.

 

[Superbone]

I have been told this source is a troll. Waiting for more information before believing it is valid.

 

[Mainstreet]

I don’t believe this, that source has been caught lying before.

I've done repeated searches. I'm waiting for sources I have found reliable in the past.

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

we'll have a week off during the all star break

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

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[Superbone]

we'll have a week off during the all atar break

I guess we won't have to worry about if Book is an all-star or not then. I'd have to believe he would have had to gotten in after leading his team to a high ranking.

 

[Suns_fan69]

I guess we won't have to worry about if Book is an all-star or not then. I'd have to believe he would have had to gotten in after leading his team to a high ranking.

That 4th quarter without Book should be sent to the voting coaches.

 

[Adrian]

Updated title

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

we were worried about others getting playing time with jalen's return (re-arrival?) but now there will be minutes galore - might even be a reason to speed up fleming's development

 

[Suns_fan69]

Any word on Green?

 

[SactownSunsFan]

Any word on Green?

Hopefully they were just being overly cautious and he's okay and just needs to get back into playing shape, cuz we're gonna need him with Book out for the foreseeable future.

 

[Covert Rain]

If this is legit? Kiss the playoffs goodbye. This is X though so I will wait for a legit source.

 

[Adrian]

Sports Doctor Predicts Worst Outcome for Devin Booker Injury

Suns star Devin Booker injured his right ankle in the final few seconds of the third quarter of Friday's game against the Hawks.

www.google.com

 

[1tinsoldier]

That 4th quarter without Book should be sent to the voting coaches.

i agree that the 4th quarter was revealing against a good defensive team. Without a player commanding a double team, our players couldn't shake their defenders and got stuck playing one on one

but you could send most of Booker's 4th quarters (and the stats) to show that though Booker is good overall scorer he's not a good closer (poor percentage, shot selection, turnovers, defense)

luckily, we do benefit from the doubling he gets, but we suffer when he is disrupted by that doubling, if he doesn't dish in a timely and effective manner.

if we can get Green back on the court, it will be a good opportunity to see what he can really do. and what some of the other role players can do with more opportunity.

i believe we can and will get good results with Green on court instead of Booker. My concern is that Green was similarly labeled as just a scorer and he did not deliver in the playoffs.

 

[Phrazbit]

Xin Varlock has no sources. He's just some rando on twitter.

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

to lighten the mood

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[Raindog]

Xin Varlock has no sources. He's just some rando on twitter.

That's hard to tell with such an authoritative name like "Xin Varlock."