Booker is averaging 25.1 points, 6.4 assists and 3.7 rebounds per game He had not missed any games this season before this injury, as only Tyus Jones and Royce O'Neale have played

The Phoenix Suns are 6-12 since their 8-1 start. They face the Nuggets Monday in Denver, then again at home on Christimas.

Then Booker played through a left groin injury in his 58-point effort against the Pelicans that ended with a 118-114 home win Dec. 17. He missed Phoenix’s next three games before returning against the Denver Nuggets on Christmas Day, but re-aggravated the injury within five minutes of 128-125 overtime road loss and didn’t return.

The Suns have lost three straight games, including Monday to the Nuggets, and also three straight on Christmas.

Behind the heroic performance of Nikola Jokic, the Denver Nuggets cruised to a dominant 117-90 victory over the Phoenix Suns.

Devin Booker was ruled out for the rest of Thursday's game against the Indiana Pacers after leaving with groin tightness. Booker was limping in the first quarter, but stayed in the game. He ended up checking out in the second half with 5:18 left in the third quarter and left the bench area.

Devin Booker and Kevin Durant led the Phoenix Suns to a 134-126 win at the Utah Jazz on Friday, snapping a three-game losing skid. Booker scored the game-high 34 points. Durant returned from a three-game absence from a left ankle sprain and scored 30 points. They added eight assists each.