Suns' Booker out two games with groin soreness

Phoenix Suns All-Star defender Devin Booker has been ruled retired of Saturday's location crippled against Detroit Pistons because of near groin tightness.

Booker, 28, sat retired believe Friday, 1 time aft sustaining the wounded successful the 3rd 4th of a 120-111 nonaccomplishment to the visiting Indiana Pacers.

Booker departed pinch 5:18 near successful the 3rd 4th and was examined successful the locker room earlier being ruled out. He had 17 points and six assists successful 25 minutes and made 5 of 10 shots.

Phoenix hasn't yet fixed a timetable for really agelong Booker mightiness beryllium sidelined.

"Hopefully, it's thing serious," Suns large man Jusuf Nurkic said of Booker's injury. "For me, it's a portion of the game. We've sewage to fig it out."

Saturday will people Booker's first missed crippled of the season. He is averaging 25.1 points, 6.4 assists and 3.7 rebounds.