Jazz vs Suns Injury Report: Key Starter Status in Question

The Utah Jazz and Phoenix Suns face off in the in-season tournament.

The Utah Jazz will be looking to stay unbeaten in the in-season tournament when they face the Phoenix Suns on Friday evening in Salt Lake City. It appears both teams will be missing a key contributor heading into the contest.

The Phoenix Suns have Bradley Beal (back) listed as doubtful, while Devin Booker (calf) and Drew Eubanks (back) are probable.

As for the Jazz, starting center Walker Kessler continues to be sidelined with an elbow injury.

The Jazz will be looking to stay unbeaten in the in-season tournament. Utah is 2-0 thus far, with their remaining games tonight against the Suns and a Tuesday evening tilt against the Los Angeles Lakers. Utah is currently in second place behind the Lakers due to losing the point differential tiebreaker. 

This will also be the first time the Jazz will play on the national television stage in over one year. The last time Utah played in front of a national audience was on November 15 of last season in a 118-111 loss to the New York Knicks on TNT. ESPN will televise Friday's game versus the Suns.

This will be a good test for the upstart Jazz. Although they’re riding a two-game win streak, the Jazz have yet to win a game against a quality opponent. All four of Utah’s wins are against teams on the outside looking in for a playoff berth. 

The oddsmakers have the Suns pegged as a 5.5-point favorite heading into the contest. The tip-off is at 8:00 MST.

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