Bradley Beal avoids a major injury and is ready for the Suns-Jazz matchup

Phoenix suns Guard Bradley Beal has emerged on the healthier side after a scary moment in overtime of Sunday’s loss to the Sacramento Kings that snapped a seven-game win streak.

Beal is not on Phoenix’s injury report for Tuesday’s game against the Utah Jazz (2-7) to start a four-game road trip after Kings forward DeMar DeRozan rolled in his left knee after making a basket with 3: 44 left in extra time.

Beal went down in great pain, but got up and finished the game on the court while scoring a team-high 28 points for Phoenix (8-2). The post-match x-ray was negative.

“I felt like if I could just put some pressure on it, it was good,” Beal said after the game while dealing with a right elbow sprain. “At first I couldn’t do that. Once I got up, I was like, okay, let me see if I can put some pressure on it. Then once I was able to do that. See if I can jump. If I can do that, then I can try to go.”

Devin Booker is also not on the injury report despite battling an illness that left him fatigued throughout Sunday’s game. He scored 23 points but missed a 3 at the end of regulation.

“It’s something, but it should go away quickly,” Booker said after Sunday’s game.

Suns superstar Kevin Durant is out with a left calf injury that will be reevaluated based on the schedule over the weekend of Nov. 23-24. Durant suffered the injury during Friday’s win in Dallas.

Two-time player Collin Gillespie has also been ruled out due to a sprained right ankle. This is Phoenix’s first game in the NBA Cup West Group B.

The Suns reached the quarterfinals of the first In-Season Tournament last year before losing to the Los Angeles Lakers, who won the tournament.

Jusuf Nurkic is considered doubtful for Tuesday’s match as he did not play in the second half of Sunday’s loss due to left ankle soreness.

“He struggled pretty hard in the first half, but couldn’t continue in the second half,” Suns coach Mike Budenholzer said after the game.

Because he was scoreless in the first half on 0-for-4 shooting in 15 minutes of work, the 7-footer was also listed as questionable for Sunday’s game.

Do you have an opinion on the current state of the suns? Reach Sun’s insider Duane Rankin at [email protected] or contact him at 480-810-5518. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter, at @DuaneRankin.

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