Suns Release Initial Injury Report vs Blazers
PHOENIX -- The Phoenix Suns have revealed their initial injury report for Tuesday night's matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers, a big matchup for Phoenix to keep their in-season tournament hopes alive.
Yuta Watanabe (left quad contusion) - Out
Bradley Beal (low back strain) - Out
Damion Lee (right meniscus surgery) - Out
Watanabe missed his first game of the season due to a quad injury suffered on the team's off-day on Saturday. He supposedly suffered the knock while scrimmaging against other players.
Beal is still out as the team sidelined him last week in hopes of fully recovering his back injury, which we found more info on today thanks to NBA insider Shams Charania:
Lee tore his meniscus during training camp and had successful surgery before preseason play began.
For Portland, Scoot Henderson, Anfernee Simons, Robert Williams III and Ish Wainright are all out.
The Suns are on their first three-game winning streak of the season and hope to keep their winning ways alive while the Blazers have lost their last seven games. ESPN's power basketball index gives the Suns an 85.5% chance to win.
Opening tip is slated for 7:00 PM Arizona time.
