Trending: Suns Update Bradley Beal’s Injury Status

February 23, 2024 Sports Gist Basketball, NBA 0

Will the Phoenix Suns have Bradley Beal in their lineup against the Dallas Mavericks?

The Phoenix Suns will not have Bradley Beal available tonight due to a left hamstring injury picked up prior to the All-Star break, according to Suns head coach Frank Vogel.

He also is not expected to play in the team’s second night of a back-to-back tomorrow when Phoenix faces the Houston Rockets.

“[Beal] still felt it enough that we feel like he’s not quite ready to be back yet… I’d say it’s unlikely,” Vogel said pre-game.

“All of our guys – if they’re able to get out there and it’s safe to not re-injure it, they’re gonna be out there. We’ll see what another day looks like but with a soft tissue injury like this, I’d say it’s probably unlikely [Beal plays Friday] but we’ll see how he’s feeling tomorrow.”

Full clip via AZ Republic’s Duane Rankin:

The Suns hope to slow down a hot Mavericks team that won six-straight entering the break. Opening tip is slated for just past 5:30 PM Arizona time.

Damion Lee remains out due to meniscus surgery had before the season.

“Good test for us,” said Kevin Durant after Sunday’s All-Star game about the Mavericks.

“They’ve been playing well lately. They’ve got some new additions to their team, which is more challenging. It’s a great game to start the second half of the season.”

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Suns’ Kevin Durant Responds To Charles Barkley Saying He’s A Follower And Not A Leader

During a TruTV alternative broadcast of the 2024 NBA All-Star Game, Hall of Famer Charles Barkley said Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant is a follower and not a leader.

Barkley has been critical of Durant ever since KD joined the 73-9 Golden State Warriors in 2016.

“No disrespect to Kevin. Kevin’s a follower. He’s not a leader. He’s proven that on all his stops,” Barkley said.

Durant’s Oklahoma City Thunder blew a 3-1 lead to the Warriors in the 2016 Western Conference Finals. Golden State lost the 2016 NBA Finals to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in seven games and Durant joined the Dubs in the summer of 2016.

The Warriors won back-to-back titles in 2017 and 2018, with Durant winning both Finals MVPs. However, KD hasn’t gotten back to the NBA Finals since leaving the Warriors in the summer of 2019.

In a wide-ranging interview for Boardroom, a platform owned by Durant, KD was asked by his agent, Rich Kleiman, about Barkley’s comments.

“I don’t feel like I want people to call me a leader,” Durant said. “But I also don’t want people to say I’m not one either because they don’t see what goes on behind the scenes of what I talk about or my intentions or relationships that I’ve built with my teammates and my support staff.”

Barkley has been negatively vocal about Durant and his departures from teams. In an interview with CBS in March 2023, Barkley called Durant “very sensitive” and “part of a generation that can’t be criticized.”

Durant didn’t win a title with the Brooklyn Nets despite playing with Kyrie Irving and James Harden. Only time will tell if the Texas product wins a ring in Phoenix with Devin Booker and Bradley Beal.

“I’m not as charismatic as my peers,” Durant said. “I don’t have a personality that’s fit for TV like my peers. You’ve got to sell what you’re doing as well and I haven’t sold it enough. I don’t feel like I need to. I don’t feel like I need people to call me a leader, but I also don’t feel like I want people to say I’m not one either.”

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