Bradley Beal, Kevin Durant expected to play against Nets in Suns’ 2nd game of back-to-back
Nov 27, 2024, 1:51 PM | Updated: 6:34 pm
Bradley Beal #3 of the Phoenix Suns lays up a shot past LeBron James #23 and Anthony Davis #3 of the Los Angeles Lakers during the second half of the Emirates NBA Cup game at Footprint Center on November 26, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
Bradley Beal and Kevin Durant are expected to play for the Suns against the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday for Phoenix’s second game of a home back-to-back.
The injury report originally listed Beal as questionable and Durant as probable.
Both players were listed with the left calf injuries that they each returned from Tuesday in a win against the Los Angeles Lakers. The official injury report had “return from injury management” designations.
The pair scored 23 points apiece in their respective returns to help Phoenix beat Los Angeles, 127-120.
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The runaway game allowed Durant to limit his playing time to 30 minutes, while Beal hit 27.
The Nets are dealing with a longer list of injury problems.
While former Suns forward Cam Johnson is set to play despite a right ankle injury, an ESPN report from Shams Charania on Wednesday said leading scorer Cam Thomas (24.7 points per game) is out for 3-4 weeks with a hamstring injury.
Forward Dorian Finney-Smith (left ankle) is a go, while centers Nic Claxton (lower back injury management) and Day’Ron Sharpe (left hamstring strain) are out.
So is veteran shooter Bojan Bogdanovic (left foot injury recovery) and second-year forward Noah Clowney (left ankle sprain).
