Analysis: Doubts over Booker and Brooks' participation worry the Suns' ranks against the Lakers.

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00:01All right everyone, big injury update for this Sunday's huge game, right here in Phoenix

00:05your Phoenix Suns are hosting the Los Angeles Lakers, and the status of two key players

00:09is up in the air, both Devin Booker and Dylan Brooks are currently listed as questionable

00:14to play.

00:15Let's break it down, Devin Booker, dealing with that groin injury, has now missed the

00:20last three games, he originally suffered a minor strain, during the Suns win over these

00:25very Lakers, back on December 1st.

00:27Now, the target for his return, was always pegged for either this Lakers game, or the

00:32following one on Thursday, he was even questionable last Wednesday, for that NBA Cup game against

00:38Oklahoma City, but he ultimately didn't suit up, and in his absence, the Suns lost, by

00:43a franchise record 49 points, just a reminder of his value, through 22 games this season,

00:50Book is averaging 25 points per contest, his presence, is obviously massive.

00:55Then there's Dylan Brooks, he did play in that, 138-89 loss to the Thunder, on Wednesday,

01:02he logged 26 minutes, putting up 16 points, 2 rebounds, and 1 assist, but now, he's on

01:07the report, with left Achilles soreness.

01:10It's worth noting, Brooks hasn't missed a game, since November 6th, when he was out for

01:146 straight games, that absence, was first called right groin soreness, but later listed

01:19as a core muscle strain, he was also questionable last Monday, with this Achilles issue, before,

01:25playing against Minnesota, in his first 19 games with the Suns, he's averaging 21.7 points,

01:323.1 rebounds, and 1.8 assists.

01:35Switching to the Lakers side, they will definitely be without one of their guards, Austin Reeves

01:41is out, with a left calf strain, Lakers team reporter Mike Trudell reported this past Friday,

01:46that Reeves will be re-evaluated in one week, so, with Booker and Brooks questionable for

01:51the Suns, and Reeves confirmed out for the Lakers, how do you see this matchup playing out,

01:56on Sunday?

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