Suns’ G Jalen Green on experience recovering from injury before debut
Phoenix Suns guard Jalen Green explains what it was like to deal with and recover from injury. Green returned and made his Suns debut on Nov. 6, 2025.
The Phoenix Suns will look to move above .500 for the second time this season as they’ll play the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday, Nov. 10, at Mortgage Matchup Center.
The game can be seen on CBS 5 and Arizona’s Family Sports.
The Suns (5-5) are 4-1 in their last five games. They’re coming off a 114-103 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Nov. 8 at Intuit Dome to notch their first road win of the season. Phoenix is riding a two-game win streak with both wins coming against the Clippers (3-6) in a span of three days.
The Suns will play the Pelicans without Jalen Green, who reinjured his right hamstring in the first quarter of their game against the Clippers. Missing his first eight games with a right hamstring strain, Green made his debut Nov. 6 against the Clippers and scored a game-high 29 points, hitting six 3s.
Suns coach Jordan Ott said during his pregame availability on Nov. 10 that Green is undergoing multiple tests as the team looks to gather information on the injury.
The Pelicans (2-7) will be without Zion Williamson, who is sidelined with a left hamstring strain. New Orleans has the worst record in the Western Conference.
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UPDATED TWEET: Jalen Green (right hamstring injury) is undergoing “multiple tests” as Suns will provide updates as they get them, Suns coach Jordan Ott said.
When asked if Green has undergone an MRI, Ott reiterated Green getting multiple tests.
“He’s had testing. I think it’s… pic.twitter.com/cSAhNzXo9M
— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) November 11, 2025O’Neale available, starts for Suns
Royce O’Neale is available for the Monday, Nov. 10 game against the New Orleans Pelicans after he was previously listed as probable with an illness.
O’Neale will get the start along with Devin Booker, Grayson Allen, Dillon Brooks and Mark Williams. This is Phoenix’s sixth different starting lineup through 11 games.
The Pelicans are starting rookie Jeremiah Fears, Herbert Jones, Trey Murphy III, Saddiq Bey and Kevon Looney.
Illness running through Suns
Royce O’Neale is the third Suns player who has been placed on the injury report this season with an illness.
Grayson Allen was the first one. He was listed as questionable before the Nov. 6 game against the Los Angeles Clippers at Mortgage Matchup Center. He ended up playing. Allen scored 18 points in 36 minutes of Phoenix’s 115-102 win.
Two nights later, Mark Williams was listed as questionable with an illness going into the Nov. 8 matchup against the Clippers in Inglewood.
“Everyone gets this during the season,” Suns coach Jordan Ott said during his pregame availability on Nov. 8 about Allen and Williams.
“Hopefully it’s just one time. As you travel, some of these travel dates have been in and out. Even getting home late the other night. I think it’s all an awareness for all of us to take care of ourselves. Without the health? The season just keeps rolling. Every other night, you got to play a really good team.”
Suns injury report update vs. Pelicans:
Jalen Green (right hamstring injury) OUT.
Royce O’Neale (illness) PROBABLE.
Yep, Suns have a bug running through the team.
First Grayson Allen. Then Mark Williams.
Now O’Neale.
“Everyone gets this during the season. Hopefully it’s… pic.twitter.com/NoM0DgI5TX
— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) November 10, 2025
Ott ended by saying the flu bug, ‘has definitely caught us a little bit.”
Williams played, posting 19 points in Phoenix’s 114-103 victory at Intuit Dome.
Now O’Neale is probable with an illness.
Phoenix’s last four games have been every other day: Nov. 2 versus the San Antonio at home, Nov. 4 at the Golden State Warriors, Nov. 6 against the Clippers at home and Nov. 8 at the Clippers.
Have opinions about the current state of the Suns? Reach Suns Insider Duane Rankin at dmrankin@gannett.com or contact him at 480-810-5518. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter, at @DuaneRankin.
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