With just less than 4:00 left in the fourth quarter, it nearly happened. In the fight for a loose ball, Devin Booker got tied up with a Memphis scrapper and nearly nicked his ankle. It looked a lot worse than it ended up being — Booker sat on the ground a moment grabbing his lower leg before popping up to finish out the game.
Fans breathed a sigh of relief. They were likely wondering when was the last time they had seen him on the bench resting. No wonder his body was aching.
It’s inexplicable that Booker — who will have missed 43 games in the last years if he stays healthy the rest of the year — would ever have a stretch of games after the Suns were already eliminated from the playoffs where he played 40 minutes per game.