Suns’ Grayson Allen, Jalen Green out vs. Hawks

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00:01Okay, let me explain the latest injury news to you. First up, for Sunday's game against the

00:06Atlanta Hawks, the Phoenix Suns will be without two key guards, Grayson Allen and Jalen Green.

00:11They have both been officially ruled out for the game. Let's start with Grayson Allen. He is

00:16suffering from a right quadriceps contusion. He picked up this problem during the second quarter

00:20of last Thursday's win over the Indiana Pacers, and more importantly, he did not return to that

00:25game. Now here is some context, from the coach. Suns, coach Jordan Ott spoke about Allen during

00:32Saturday's practice. He said he does not believe the injury is serious, and the team is officially

00:37listing the player as day-to-day, the coach told reporters. We'll continue to monitor how he

00:42recovers. We will stick to labeling him day-to-day for now. He clarified that the team mostly did

00:48walkthroughs during practice, without any up-and-down or live action, and that these two days between

00:53games are really helpful. The initial belief is that the injury is not too bad. So how did the

00:58injury happen? It was when Allen's knee collided with the knee of the Pacers' center Jay Huff during

01:03Thursday's game. If you were watching the game, you saw Allen visibly limping before he headed to the

01:09locker room. In his absence, Colin Gillespie started the second half in his place. This absence is notable

01:14because up to this point, Allen had played in all 13 of the Suns' games this season. Coach Ott also

01:20talked about what it means to lose a player like Allen saying, anytime you lose a really good player,

01:26I think you have to make some type of adjustment. He pointed out that Allen impacts the team on both

01:33ends of the court, especially in half-court offense, and his ability to draw defenders and create plays.

01:39Without him, and without Jalen Green, the team needs to find another way to start things off,

01:45as he said, to create the first domino. Now, let's talk about the other guard, Jalen Green.

01:51The news about him is more long-term. It was announced last Tuesday that he will be re-evaluated

01:56in four to six weeks. This comes after he re-aggravated his right hamstring strain in last

02:02Saturday's win over the Los Angeles Clippers. To give you the full picture, this is the same hamstring

02:08that was originally injured during training camp before the start of the season. It was later

02:13re-aggravated in China because of the initial injury. Green ended up missing the Suns' first

02:18eight games of the season. He had just returned to play in the two games against the Clippers

02:22before this latest setback. Finally, a quick note about their upcoming opponents, the Atlanta Hawks.

02:28They will also be missing a key player. Their star, Trey Young, remains out due to a right MCL sprain.

02:34The star, who has been selected as an All-Star four times, was injured on October 29th,

02:40and it was later announced that he would be out for at least four weeks.

02:43So, which player's absence do you think will have the biggest impact on the game?

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