Suns guard Jalen Green checked out of Friday’s game in Atlanta after just four minutes of playing time, writes Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic. Green left Phoenix’s bench and headed back to the locker room, with the Suns later ruling him out for the remainder of the contest with what they called “precautionary right hamstring tightness.”
It’s a tough blow for Green and for the Suns, as the 23-year-old guard has repeatedly dealt with right hamstring issues for the past four months.
Green just returned to action on Tuesday after missing two-and-a-half months, scoring 12 points in 20 minutes off the bench in a win at Philadelphia. Friday marked his second game back since November 8.
Strangely, Green’s latest setback closely mirrors what happened in early November, when he played 23 minutes in his season debut on November 6 and then re-injuring his hamstring a couple days later just seven minutes into his second game of the 2025/26 campaign.
The former No. 2 overall pick initially strained the hamstring during training camp, then aggravated it during his ramp-up process in mid-October, delaying his season debut. He has only played in four of Phoenix’s 45 games to this point, and obviously two of those appearances were very brief.
More to come…