00:00Phoenix Suns fans, we have some significant injury updates for Saturday's matchup against
00:05the Philadelphia 76ers at the Mortgage Matchup Center. First, the big news, all-star Devin
00:10Booker and guard Jalen Green are both available. The team announced this official upgrade for the
00:15game. Booker, who was listed as questionable on Friday, has been sidelined for the past seven
00:20games with an ankle sprain. For Jalen Green, he was also questionable on Friday due to right
00:26hamstring injury management and a left hip contusion, which caused him to miss the previous
00:30three games. Head coach Jordan Ott told reporters on Friday that both players remain day-to-day,
00:36but their availability for Saturday has now been confirmed after pregame evaluations.
00:40Now, on the other side of the report, two players have been ruled out. Grayson Allen,
00:45with a sprained right knee, and Isaiah Livers with a sprained left shoulder, are both unavailable
00:50after leaving Thursday's loss to the Golden State Warriors with those injuries.
00:54Allen's injury occurred in the fourth quarter when he landed on an opposing player's foot.
00:59Coach Ott stated that Allen underwent imaging, and the results did not appear
01:02extreme. It's worth noting that Allen has been a major offensive force in the absence of Booker
01:09and Green, averaging 20.1 points per game over the past seven contests. Livers' injury happened
01:15after a collision with Warriors forward, Draymond Green, leading him to go back to the locker room.
01:21Coach Ott said both Allen and Livers will be re-evaluated after the upcoming All-Star break,
01:26shifting to the 76ers' injury report. Their star center, Joel Embiid, is listed as questionable
01:32for right knee injury management. He played 39 minutes just on Thursday in a 119-115 loss to the
01:39Los Angeles Lakers, putting up 35 points, seven rebounds, and two blocks. After playing only 19 games
01:46last season due to injury, Embiid has appeared in 30 games this year, averaging 26.4 points per game.
01:53Additionally, Paul George is out as he serves a 25-game suspension for violating the NBA's
01:58anti-drug policy. For some context, the Suns defeated the 76ers in their last meeting on January
02:0420th in Philadelphia. In that game, Devin Booker scored 27 points, and Joel Embiid did not play.
02:11So, with Booker and Green returning, but without Allen and Livers,
02:14what's your prediction for how the team's rotation and energy will look on the court tonight?
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