Phoenix Suns All-Star Devin Booker will miss the start of a four-game homestand Feb. 21 against the Orlando Magic with a right hip strain.
Booker started to feel discomfort with the right hip in the first half of the 121-94 loss to the San Antonio Spurs in Austin on Feb. 19.
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He was later ruled out to start the second half with what the Suns called right hip soreness.
“Tried to go back out there,” Suns coach Jordan Ott said after the game. “Save himself from himself. Wanted to go out and play. Wasn’t moving great when he came back in.”
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Mark Williams #15 of the Phoenix Suns tries to shot over Victor Wembanyama #1 of the San Antonio Spurs in the first half at Moody Center on Feb. 19, 2026, in Austin.
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Mark Williams #15 of the Phoenix Suns tries to shot over Victor Wembanyama #1 of the San Antonio Spurs in the first half at Moody Center on Feb. 19, 2026, in Austin.
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Victor Wembanyama #1 of the San Antonio Spurs blocks shot of Mark Williams #15 of the Phoenix Suns in the first half at Moody Center on Feb. 19, 2026, in Austin.
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Collin Gillespie #12 of the Phoenix Suns drives on De’Aaron Fox #4 of the San Antonio Spurs in the first half at Moody Center on Feb. 19, 2026, in Austin.
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Jalen Green #4 of the Phoenix Suns drives on Harrison Barnes #40 of the San Antonio Spurs in the first half at Moody Center on Feb. 19, 2026, in Austin.
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Victor Wembanyama #1 of the San Antonio Spurs blocks shot of Jalen Green #4 of the Phoenix Suns in the first half at Moody Center on Feb. 19, 2026, in Austin.
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Jordan Goodwin #23 of the Phoenix Suns is trapped by Carter Bryant #11 of the San Antonio Spurs and Victor Wembanyama #1 in the first half at Moody Center on Feb. 19, 2026, in Austin.
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Devin Brooker #1 of the Phoenix Suns drives on Stephon Castle #5 of the San Antonio Spurs in the first half at Moody Center on Feb. 19, 2026, in Austin.
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Phoenix Suns center Mark Williams (15) reaches in while defending against San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) during the first half against the San Antonio Spurs at Moody Center on Feb. 19, 2026, in Austin.
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Phoenix Suns guard Jalen Green (4) shoots over San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell (24) during the first half against the San Antonio Spurs at Moody Center on Feb. 19, 2026, in Austin.
Grayson Allen is listed as questionable with a right ankle sprain suffered in the team’s morning shootaround before the matchup against the Spurs. Allen had missed Phoenix’s last three games before the NBA All-Star break with a right knee sprain.
Booker scored just five points on 2-of-6 shooting in nine minutes against the Spurs.
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The team’s leading scorer at 24.7 points a game first checked out with 5:24 left in the first quarter and didn’t return until 4:46 left in the first half.
Booker then checked out again with 2:35 left in the first half and didn’t return.
“He felt good enough to come back in and the first couple of times up and down, I didn’t notice anything and then definitely noticed there at the end of that second stint,” Ott said.
Haywood Highsmith is listed out with a right knee injury as he has yet to play a game this season following offseason surgery while with the Miami Heat. The Suns signed Highsmith as a free agent after the Brooklyn Nets waived him before the Feb. 5 trade deadline.
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Phoenix continues to list Cole Anthony “not with team.” The Suns acquired him from the Milwaukee Bucks in a three-team deal before the trade deadline.
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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Devin Booker to miss Suns-Magic matchup with right hip strain