Injured Devin Booker to Miss Suns' Game Against Nuggets

Kevin Durant Continues to Carry Suns in Booker's Absence

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker will miss Friday's game against the Denver Nuggets due to a sprained ankle.
Booker's absence marks the ninth game he's missed this season, previously sitting out due to a calf ailment.
Despite injury troubles, Booker has averaged 27.3 points, 8.5 assists, 5.4 rebounds and 2.0 three-pointers made per game this season.
Kevin Durant, who has been carrying the Suns in Booker's absence, is in the MVP conversation with 31.3 points, 6.9 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game.
The Suns are currently in fifth place in the Western Conference, just 1.5 games behind the second-place Nuggets.