00:00Alright everyone, let's break down tonight's injury situation for this Phoenix Suns vs.
00:06New Orleans Pelicans matchup.
00:07First up, the Phoenix Suns, their guard, Grayson Allen, is still dealing with that right knee
00:12injury.
00:13He's been ruled out for tonight's game, Friday, against the Pelicans.
00:18This is game one of a back-to-back for the Suns at the Smoothie King Center, with the
00:22second game happening Saturday.
00:24With this absence, Grayson Allen will now miss at least three straight games.
00:28The team is calling this latest one, injury management.
00:32This brings his total games missed this season to 12, and that's a significant loss because,
00:37in the games he has played, he's been averaging 16.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per
00:45game.
00:45For reference, he last played on December 14th in a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, where
00:50he put up 13 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals.
00:54Moving to another Suns player, Jalen Green remains out with a right hamstring strain.
00:59He's been sidelined for almost the entire season, playing only five quarters total.
01:03The Phoenix Suns, who are 16-13, said this past Tuesday that Green will be re-evaluated
01:08in two to three weeks, targeting a possible return, sometime in January.
01:13On their injury report Thursday, the only other Suns player listed was Jordan Goodwin.
01:18He will be available to play, but he'll still be wearing a face mask for protection due to
01:22a jaw sprain.
01:24Now let's switch to the home team, the New Orleans Pelicans, who are 8-23 but have won
01:28five of their last six games.
01:30Their forward Herbert Jones has been ruled out with a right ankle injury.
01:33He suffered it this past Monday against the Dallas Mavericks in the third quarter and
01:38did not return to that game.
01:40That injury also caused him to miss Tuesday's game versus the Cleveland Cavaliers.
01:44Jones is a key defender, leading the Pelicans in steal rate at 1.7 per game, and he averages
01:519.8 points in 28 minutes per game.
01:54DeJount Murray remains out with an Achilles injury he suffered back in January of last
01:59season, according to a report from ESPN's Shams Karania before the season started.
02:04He may return soon after New Year's Day.
02:06Finally, Jordan Poole is listed as questionable with left ankle soreness.
02:10He missed Tuesday's game against the Cavaliers with this same issue.
02:13In the 12 games he's played this season, Poole has averaged 17 points.
02:18So, with both teams missing some key pieces, who do you think steps up to make the biggest
02:23impact in this game?
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