Suns @ Hawks Friday game thread, 1-23-2026

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Jordan Ott on Devin Booker.

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Jalen green crap is getting old. Just shelve him the rest of the year so this team can focus without that distraction
 

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Oh man, just watched this. What a mess! Book's injury looked nasty. I hope it's not a grade 3, but it looked like at least a grade 2, which means he'll be out for at least four weeks or so.
 

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$70+ million a year for a non-MVP caliber, injury-prone player is crazy
 

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I feel like this is going to be a lost season for Green and we're praying that Booker only misses a few weeks, during a stretch of the schedule where we have an opportunity to make huge games.

I don't think I've been this bummed after a Suns game in a few years.

That Christmas game in 23 when KD's revealed his true nature? Game 7 against the Mavs?

Was this the same ankle he rolled a week ago?
 

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Well it is a position that the Suns had to many players. Oso, Williams go down that would be bad Suns are going to have some undrafted players playing major minutes. Go get some wins
 
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I'm quite disturbed. The Hawgs are apparently the Suns' kryptonite. Before the game, I wanted to call the Hawgs a less successful version of the Suns, but how am I supposed to call them less successful after they defeated the Suns twice? And their record is poorer largely because Trae Young was dragging them down with his refusal to play defense.

Since it is almost impossible for the Hawgs to meet the Suns in the playoffs, why do I care? Because any team can see from this how to handle the Suns: play as hard as they do.
 
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wasn't KJs problem a groin?
Hamstring, even. But we're probably thinking the same thing: is Jalen Green the new Kevin Johnson? He even has some of the same strengths: scoring by charging to the hoop with great speed. A taller Kevin Johnson with less playmaking skill. But...at least he shows no sign of the ego that led KJ to clash with Charles Barkley. Booker and Green probably get on much better.
 

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i might be playing r.e.m. "everybody hurts" on repeat at work today but im still dressed like im headed to a game
 

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Injury prone? Has nothing to do with that, it was a freak accident. But you already know this. You’re just posting this because you don’t like him.
I’m posting this because he makes a ton of money, and neither his production nor his ability to stay healthy merit such a massive contract
 

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wasn't KJs problem a groin?
That and hamstring issues. When he went in for a hernia surgery they discovered that he had had a secondary undiagnosed hernia that they found during surgery (that he had for years). They speculated that is what led to some of his problems (groin, hamstring, quadriceps, and other muscle strain issues).
 

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