Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker is expected to play against the Minnesota Timberwolves on November 15, according to Duane Rankin of AZCentral.com.
Booker has missed the last five games due to a right calf injury.
Booker has played in only two games this season for the Suns. He’s averaging 31.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 10.5 assists while shooting 57.5% from the floor, 53.3% from beyond the arc and a perfect 100.0% from the free-throw line.
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The Suns are 4-6 on the season. They enter the Timberwolves game on a two-game losing streak.
After the Suns lost to the Los Angeles Lakers on November 10, two-time Finals MVP Kevin Durant talked about the challenges of playing without Booker.
“(Booker) makes this thing go,” Durant said. “Without him, we can’t go where we want to go. He just puts so much pressure on defenses, and he guards (multiple positions). We miss him.”
Booker, who has spent his entire career with the Suns, has career averages of 24.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.8 assists. He has made three All-Star teams and one All-NBA team
The Timberwolves game will be the first time Booker, Durant and Bradley Beal will be in the lineup together.
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Beal missed the first seven games of the season with a back injury. He has played in three games, averaging 17.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists while shooting 39.1% from the field, 33.3% from beyond the arc and 68.8% from the free-throw line.
The Suns acquired Beal from the Washington Wizards.
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