Isaiah Canaan joined the Phoenix Suns this season after battling his way back into the NBA through the G League with the Northern Arizona Suns. Unfortunately, after only playing 18 games with the Suns, Canaan’s season is all but over. He suffered a horrific injury in the first half of the Phoenix Suns win over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night.
Warning: the video below is graphic.
The Suns officially announced he suffered a fractured ankle.
INJURY UPDATE:
Isaiah Canaan is out with a left ankle fracture.— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) February 1, 2018
Our thoughts are with you, @SiP03. pic.twitter.com/1C8tk5LRoA
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) February 1, 2018
Canaan was fighting to make a roster after being waived by the Chicago Bulls over the summer. He started the preseason with the Oklahoma City Thunder but was eventually cut after three games.
He joined a Houston Rockets, a team that originally drafted him in the second round of the 2013 draft, to start the 2017-18 season but was waived after playing only one game. He joined the NBA G League Agua Caliente Clippers but before he suited up for the team he was traded to the Northern Arizona Suns and fought his was back to the NBA.
Canaan has played five season in the NBA suiting up for four different NBA teams and two different NBA G League teams. He has posted career averages of 8.5 points per game, 1.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists.
We send all the best to Isaiah as he makes his return to the court. Players all across the NBA also shared their best to Canaan.
???????? for my lil bro @SiP03 damn man!!!!
— Patrick Beverley (@patbev21) February 1, 2018
??? for my boy @SiP03
— Tim Frazier (@Timfraz23) February 1, 2018
Hate seeing stuff like that. ? Prayers up to my homie @SiP03
— Will Barton (@WillTheThrillB5) February 1, 2018
Prayers up for my guy @SiP03 get back my brotha
— Mike James (@TheNatural_05) February 1, 2018
These injuries suck man prayers up for the homie @SiP03 u gone shake back bro
— Richaun Holmes (@Rich_Holmes22) February 1, 2018
Prayers up for Isaiah Canaan ?
— Goran Dragi? (@Goran_Dragic) February 1, 2018
— Sean Kilpatrick Jr (@SeanKilpatrick) February 1, 2018
Prayers out to my bro @SiP03 ? God got u… have no idea what’s going on this year man smh…
— Sheldon Mac (@sheldonmacc) February 1, 2018
???? for a speedy recovery my boy @SiP03
— Alfonzo McKinnie (@_Alvo_) February 1, 2018
Prayers up to @SiP03
Isaiah Canaan ?— Enes Kanter (@Enes_Kanter) February 1, 2018
Prayers up to @SiP03 ??
— Willy Hernangómez (@willyhg94) February 1, 2018
Omg??Prayers up for Isaiah Canaan!!
— Brice Johnson (@bjohnson_23) February 1, 2018
