Breaking: More Brutal News For Phoenix Suns ‘Big 3’

Stop us if you've heard this one before. But Bradley Beal will be out of the lineup for several weeks. This time, it's an ankle injury.

Phoenix Suns star Bradley Beal is likely to miss a few weeks with his right ankle injury, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Good news for Beal is testing showed no major ankle damage, but it's another setback for Beal after the scary landing on a Knicks closeout Friday night. pic.twitter.com/a7Z8MA71Ue

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 17, 2023

Shams Charania reports that Beal will miss "a few weeks" after coming down hard on his ankle Friday night in the Phoenix Suns' 139-122 loss to the New York Knicks.  

Bradley Beal OUT again.

Beal twists ankle in loss to the Knicks after returning from injury only six games prior.

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— ESPN Australia & NZ (@ESPNAusNZ) December 16, 2023

Beal had already missed 19 games this season with a bad back and has only played six in total. The 'Big 3' in Phoenix of Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Beal has been together on the court only twice through 25 games thus far. 

Not that this all should be taking anyone by surprise. Beal had missed 111 games in the previous four seasons; he played just 50 last year and only 40 the season before. This year he's been out 19 plus at least another 10 more at least to be missed. 

Beal has four seasons and $206M remaining on his contract (including this year), and has averaged 14.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists in his whopping total of six appearances this season with the Suns.

Phoenix is 13-12, clinging to 10th spot in the Western Conference.

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