Overview
- Coach Jordan Ott said Booker "did everything" in Friday’s practice, noting the work was against coaches rather than player-on-player scrimmage.
- Phoenix will evaluate how his right groin responds before determining his status for Sunday’s home game against the Lakers.
- Booker has missed the past three games after straining his right groin in the first quarter on Dec. 1 at Los Angeles.
- Reporters observed noticeably improved movement from Booker during the Dec. 12 media viewing, with practice clips drawing attention.
- The Suns went 1-2 without him, including a franchise-worst 138-89 loss at Oklahoma City, and now face the Lakers on Dec. 14 under the NBA Cup schedule that pairs quarterfinal losers.