On Saturday afternoon, the Phoenix Suns will be in Pennsylvania to face off against the Philadelphia 76ers.
For the game, the Suns could be without one of their best players, as Devin Booker is on the injury report.
The former Kentucky star had missed three games in a row but returned on Thursday night against the San Antonio Spurs.
Despite losing 132-121, Booker had an impressive 31 points, nine rebounds and 13 assists while shooting 10/19 from the field and 5/7 from the three-point range in 35 minutes of playing time
He has played in two games this season and is averaging 31.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 10.5 assists per contest while shooting 57.5% from the field and 53.3% from the three-point range.
With the loss, the Suns fell to 2-3 in their first five games.
Booker is in his ninth season in the NBA (all with the Suns) and is coming off a year where he averaged 27.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists per contest while shooting 49.4% from the field and 35.1% from the three-point range.
The Suns made the NBA playoffs as the fourth seed in the Western Conference but lost to the Denver Nuggets in the second round.
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