Hit the hamstring in Game 2 of the series between the Suns and the Pelicans, Devin Booker could be missing more than one workout if you know what we mean. While rumors spoke of a absence for games 3 and 4 against New Orleanswe are now learning that Book will in fact probably be out until May.
Last season, the Suns had started their Playoffs campaign with Chris Paul, who had dropped out with a shoulder injury. This year they will have to do without Devin Booker. According to Brian Windhorst and Adrian Wojnarowski vanESPN† the Cactus All-Star guard could indeed miss two to three weeks of competition due to his hamstring injury† We are clearly on the same page (Grade 1) and a prolonged rest seems to be the only solution today to enable our friend Devin to make a good comeback during this Playoffs campaign. Two to three weeks of absence, that brings us to a minimum of May 5 and a maximum of 12 when our insiders’ information has been verified. And if we look at the Playoff schedule, we see that the first round between Phoenix and NOLA lasts until April 30 in the case of Game 7. The conference semifinals will start at the beginning of the month. next one. Translation, Not only could Booker drop out of the rest of the first-round series against New Orleans, but there’s a good chance he’ll miss early halfbacks matchups as well.provided, of course, that Phoenix qualifies by avoiding an industrial disaster against the Pels.
Should Suns fans start shaking? It still seems premature because even though it is clearly a blow to Monty Williams’ group, Phoenix still has one of the best NBA leaders in Chris Paul and we all know the perilousness of the Cactus collective. Now 1-1 in the series against New Orleans, the Suns have ample guarantees after their record-breaking 64 win campaign and have shown in the past that they can react to adversity. So no, it’s not the time to tremble yet. Could this change in the coming days? Yes, if the pelicans take advantage of this absence to Game 3 . to win at home tomorrow and thereby exert considerable pressure on the NBA leader in the regular competition. At 2-1 to NOLA, with a Game 4 to play in a hostile environment, with no Booker and with a great duo of Brandon Ingram – CJ McCollum up front, the Suns may be in a bit of a panic. Except for now, we’re not there yet and our money is still in Phoenix. We’re counting on CP3 and his friends to do the job without Devin Booker, giving him the chance to play basketball again this season against Utah or Dallas in the Western Conference Semifinals.
We were hoping for some comforting news for Devin Booker, but that’s not really what we got. Kendall Jenner’s friend will have to watch the Suns’ next games from the sidelines and the Cactus will have to find the solutions without him. They are quite capable of it, but be careful, because the Pels are no joke.
Text source: ESPN
Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker could miss 2 to 3 weeks with a Grade 1 hamstring injury, @WindhorstESPN reports: https://t.co/qVtopVU3Ld
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) Apr 21, 2022
