Phoenix Suns star guard Devin Booker (left groin strain) will miss his fourth straight game when the Suns host the Dallas Mavericks Friday at Footprint Center. Phoenix (15-14) won its first game without him Wednesday, defeating the Denver Nuggets, 110-100. Previously listed out with left groin soreness, Booker is averaging 25.1 points in 26 games.

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

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

Kevin Durant addressed NBA viewership issues after Phoenix Suns win on Christmas over the Denver Nuggets at Footprint Center.

Television viewership is down from this time a year ago. This matters to Kevin Durant, a 14-time All-Star who's seen what the NBA can do.

For the first time in their storied careers, Kevin Durant and Russell Wilson faced off on Christmas Day. The former teammates represented the Phoenix Suns

The Phoenix Suns are active on the trade market looking to move starting center Jusuf Nurkic. What could they get in return for Nurkic?

Nurkic is averaging 9.1 points and 9.6 rebounds in his second season with the Suns. Phoenix acquired him in a three-team deal right before the start of the 2023-24 season that sent Deandre Ayton from the Suns to the Portland Trail Blazers and Damian Lillard from the Blazers to the Milwaukee Bucks.

The Phoenix Suns are looking to upgrade at the center position by trading Jusuf Nurkic even if there doesn't seem to be a real path.