Booker Out Week with Hip Strain
Devin Booker will miss at least one week for Phoenix with a right hip strain, potentially impacting the Western Conference playoff race. Dillon Brooks suffered a broken left hand affecting the Rockets' defense, while Rudy Gobert serves a one-game suspension after a flagrant foul. The Bulls shut down Zach Collins for the season and Atlanta's De'Andre Hunter underwent season-ending eye surgery.
- This is the second significant injury for Devin Booker in recent weeks, after he missed seven consecutive games with a sprained right ankle before the All-Star break. The Suns are 5-7 without Booker in the lineup this season. - The injury to Dillon Brooks is a fracture to his non-shooting (left) hand, suffered early in a double-overtime win against the Orlando Magic. The game was his first back after serving a one-game suspension for accumulating his 16th technical foul of the season. - Rudy Gobert's suspension was automatically triggered by his seventh flagrant foul point this season, which he received for unnecessary contact to the neck area of Marvin Bagley III. Any subsequent flagrant fouls for the remainder of the regular season will result in an automatic two-game suspension. - The season-ending right toe surgery for Zach Collins comes after a campaign in which he played only 10 games. He also missed the first 21 games of the season with a broken hand and will be an unrestricted free agent this offseason. - De'Andre Hunter's eye surgery was required to repair a detached retina, which was discovered after he was initially diagnosed with iritis. He had played in just two games for the Kings after being acquired at the trade deadline.
