Devin Booker Leaves Game vs. Warriors With Hamstring Injury

Booker had 10 points on 4-for-9 shooting in 15 minutes before exiting in the second quarter and being ruled out for the rest of the game.
Devin Booker Leaves Game vs. Warriors With Hamstring Injury
Devin Booker Leaves Game vs. Warriors With Hamstring Injury /

One of the most hyped matchups of the NBA's young season lost a good bit of its luster with a tough first-half injury.

Suns shooting guard Devin Booker lasted just 15 minutes of Tuesday night's matchup with the top-seeded Warriors, leaving the game with an injury to his left hamstring. Booker scored 10 points on 4-for-9 shooting before exiting in the second quarter. The team later ruled out a possible return.

The game matched up the teams with the two best records in the NBA. Phoenix entered the night on a 16-game winning streak following a 1–3 start, while Golden State had won its last seven games.

Booker had scored 30 or more points in each of his last three games, shooting 55.6% on three-point attempts during that span. He's making 40.3% of his attempts from beyond the arc to start this season, which would easily be the best mark of his career.

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Nick Selbe is a programming editor at Sports Illustrated who frequently writes about baseball and college sports. Before joining SI in March 2020 as a breaking/trending news writer, he worked for MLB Advanced Media, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. Selbe received a bachelor's in communication from the University of Southern California.