Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker will be out indefinitely after he undergoes surgery on his right hand, according to John Gambadoro of 98.7 FM Arizona’s Sports Station (via Kellan Olsen):
Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker will undergo hand surgery on Monday and is out indefinitely, reports 98.7 FM Arizona’s Sports Station’s John Gambadoro.
Booker will have the surgery in Los Angeles and is likely to miss the start of training camp.
Gambadoro reports Booker will miss at least four weeks.
The bothersome right hand injury lingered for Booker throughout the end of the 2017-18 season after he jammed it in practice on March 14, a day before the team’s game against the Utah Jazz. Booker went on to play and shot 3-of-18.
From that point on, Booker was required to wear a splint until his condition improved and he missed the last 12 games of the season.
Booker, 21, is coming off the best season of his three-year career. In 2017-18, he averaged 24.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game while shooting 43.2 percent from the floor and 38.5 percent from 3-point range (all career-highs).
Earlier this offseason, Booker agreed to a max contract extension with the Suns worth $158 million over five years.
