[Saba Sports News] The Phoenix Suns’ situation could almost be likened to a slapstick comedy. Bradley Beal, the team’s star guard, is set to return to the lineup against the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday after missing 12 games due to a back injury. This season, he has been absent for 19 out of 22 games. Beal’s comeback is a significant lift for the Suns, who have a 12-10 record and have been missing extra scoring power and offensive innovation.
However, as Beal prepares to return, the Suns face another setback. Shams Charania of The Athletic reported that Kevin Durant, another key player for Phoenix, will miss the upcoming game against the Warriors due to an ankle injury. This means Phoenix’s Big Three, consisting of Beal, Durant, and Devin Booker, still won’t be able to play together for the first time.
As the season progresses, it’s becoming almost comical that the Suns, now a third into the season, haven’t had their Big Three play in a single game together due to injuries. There were already doubts about how well these stars would mesh, and now they’ve lost over two months of time to build chemistry.
While there’s a possibility that the Suns’ Big Three could debut as soon as Wednesday against the Brooklyn Nets, the ongoing injury concerns, especially with Beal’s recent recovery, make their situation uncertain, almost like Schrödinger’s Big Three – existing yet not existing at the same time.