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Devin Booker Cleared to Return for Suns’ Game at Kings

Booker must play 21 of the final 22 games to remain awards-eligible.

Overview

  • Booker is active for March 3 at Sacramento after missing four games with a right hip strain, and coach Jordan Ott said there were no setbacks following 5-on-5 practice work.
  • He has appeared in 44 games and needs 21 more to reach the NBA’s 65-game threshold for end‑of‑season award eligibility.
  • Phoenix enters at 34-26 in seventh place in the West and opens a favorable March run against the league-worst Kings, whom the Suns have beaten three times this season.
  • Recently signed Haywood Highsmith is not on the injury report, while Dillon Brooks (fractured left hand) remains out pending a 4–6 week reevaluation and Jordan Goodwin (left calf) is ramping up toward a check-in.
  • Without Booker over the last four games, the Suns went 2-2 and ranked 29th in offensive rating, highlighting his impact as their leading scorer and assist provider.