On December 13, Beijing time, an injury report from the NBA's official website showed that in the Suns vs. Warriors game, Suns superstar Durant will not be able to play because of an ankle sprain. For the Suns and fans, the long-awaited triumvirate will be postponed again. As the favorite team to win the championship, after 23 games, the team has not played a full game, which is embarrassing.
The day before, Suns coach Vogel had already said that Beal would play against the Warriors. The others haven't played since 7 November, playing just three games this season. The outside world once considered this game to be the first time that the Suns' big three have merged. But there are unforeseen circumstances, Durant is injured at this moment, and the Suns can only rely on Booker and Beal to lead the team.
This season, the Suns' Big Three have been plagued by injuries. The Suns have played 22 games so far, with Durant missing three, Booker nine and Beal 19. In particular, Booker and Beal have been absent for too long, resulting in the 35-year-old Durant averaging 36 minutes per game this season6 minutes, 4th in the league. Now, Durant himself is plagued by injuries. In fact, Durant has been frequently injured over the past few seasons, playing just 47, 55 and 35 games in the last three seasons. Durant has been relatively healthy this season, but has never been able to assemble the strongest roster.
The Suns' current 12-10 record is also clearly not satisfactory, and they are only in 9th place in the West, and they are not even able to make the playoffs. In terms of offensive and defensive efficiency, the Suns are not outstanding, ranking 11th in the league in offensive efficiency and 17th in the league in defensive efficiency. When they went on a major roll this summer, they had one goal in mind, and that was to win the championship. Only now, this total salary is as high as 1The $8.8 billion luxury warship has not even been put together.