NEW ORLEANS — The Phoenix Suns arrived in the Big Easy Wednesday afternoon knowing this first-round playoff series is going to be anything but easy moving forward.
Just 12 Sports was there when the Suns got off the bus in New Orleans.
Devin Booker made the trip, but he will be out indefinitely with a hamstring injury.
An MRI revealed the Suns leading scorer suffered a mild hamstring strain in the 3rd quarter of Game 2 Tuesday night.
He will likely miss Games 3 and 4.
Life without their MVP hits differently. Booker missed 14-games this season, 7 of those due to a left hamstring strain in December.
The Suns were 8-6 without him, but the stats dropped off. Points-per-game, field goal percentage, and 3-point percentage all went down without Book in the lineup.
The 3-time NBA All-Star has missed games due to hamstring injuries in 4 of the past 5 seasons.
The Suns will practice Thursday in New Orleans ahead of Friday’s Game 3.
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