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PHOENIX SUNS

Grayson Allen, Royce O’Neale out for Suns vs. Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo also out

Grayson Allen, Royce O'Neale and Haywood Highsmith have all been ruled out for the Phoenix Suns' matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks.

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Grayson Allen (left knee inflammation), Royce O’Neale (left knee soreness), Haywood Highsmith (right knee injury management) and Amir Coffey (left ankle sprain) have all been ruled out for the Phoenix Suns’ matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday.

Mark Williams (left foot third metatarsal stress reaction) and Dillon Brooks (left hand fracture) also remain out.

O’Neale, who will miss his second straight game and first two of the season, is averaging 9.9 points on 41.6% shooting and 40.3% from 3-point range, while registering 4.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. The Suns’ forward scored nine points while registering two rebounds, two assists and three steals in Tuesday’s loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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Allen, who will miss his third straight game due to left knee soreness, has missed 24 games this season due to various ailments, including a right quad contusion, illness and knee soreness.

In 44 games, the Suns’ guard is averaging 17.2 points on 40.7% shooting and 35.3% from 3-point range, while registering 4.1 assists and three rebounds per game.

Coffey left Thursday’s loss to the San Antonio Spurs in the first half and did not return. Coffey has averaged 4.1 points in 13 games this season.

Who is injured for the Bucks?

The Bucks will be without Giannis Antetokounmpo (left knee hyperextension and bone bruise) and both Kevin Porter Jr. (right knee synovitis) and Gary Harris (left groin contusion) are questionable.

Antetokounmpo will miss his third straight game. The Bucks star is averaging 27.6 points, 9.8 rebounds and 5.4 assists in 36 games played this season.

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Porter is the Bucks’ second-leading scorer, averaging 17.4 points, 7.4 assists and 5.2 rebounds in 33.2 minutes played per game.

Suns-Bucks tips off from Mortgage Matchup Center at 7 p.m. MST. Listen to the game on 98.7 FM, arizonasports.com or the Arizona Sports app. 

Douglas Santo ArizonaSports.com editor

Douglas Santo is a digital editor for ArizonaSports and KTAR.com. Santo spent time covering Arizona State football, basketball and other sports throughout college and graduated Arizona State University in 2025. He has written for Sun Devil Daily and… Read more

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Larry Meier 4 months ago

Grayson Allen is not worth the headache. For a non-starter who plays 15 minutes he sure is fragile.

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TheReal AZNative 4 months ago

He has become a play one game, miss two games type guy. SMH.

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Burkhead Balls 4 months ago

I love Allen’s game but he just can’t stay on the court. He can’t help them on the bench.