Suns’ G Jalen Green on experience recovering from injury before debut
Phoenix Suns guard Jalen Green explains what it was like to deal with and recover from injury. Green returned and made his Suns debut on Nov. 6, 2025.
INGLEWOOD – The Phoenix Suns took a second straight game from the Los Angeles Clippers, winning 114-103, Saturday, Nov. 8, before a sellout crowd of 18,961 at Intuit Dome.
The Suns led by as many as 18 points early in the second half over the Clippers (3-6), who were without injured Kawhi Leonard (right ankle sprain) for a second straight game against the Suns.
Devin Booker paced the Suns (5-5) with 21 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists. The Suns shot 16-of-38 from 3, posted 20 second-chance points and 19 fast-break points.
Mark Williams posted 19 points and Dillon Brooks added 16 points in his return game after missing six straight games with a core muscle strain.
The Suns lost Jalen Green to injury as he reinjured his right hamstring in his second game back from the injury. Green missed the first eight games of the regular season with a right hamstring str ain he initially suffered in training camp leading up to their preseason opener and reaggravated it during the team’s two-week stay in China for two preseason games against the Brooklyn Nets.
The Suns and Clippers play each other four times with the final matchup being Feb. 1 in Phoenix. The Suns have won the last two matchups.
Phoenix looks to win a third straight game Monday at home against the New Orleans Pelicans.
Suns maintain lead despite Green injury exit
The Phoenix Suns built a 60-46 halftime lead over the Los Angeles Clippers in their third matchup of the season. They closed the half on a 19-4 run.
It’s Phoenix’s largest lead of the game as the Suns (4-5) look to even their record and beat the Clippers (3-5) for the second time in three days.
Devin Booker scored a game-high 13 points while Collin Gillespie has 12 off the bench. The Suns are 10-of-22 from 3.
Jalen Green reinjured his right hamstring, forcing him to leave the game with 22.3 seconds in the first quarter in just his second game with the Suns.
Green scored 29 points, going 6-of-13 from 3, in his debut in Thursday’s 115-102 home win over the Clippers.
Phoenix and Los Angeles have split the first two. The Clippers won the first one, 129-102, at home and the Suns took the second one, 115-102, Thursday, Nov. 6, in Phoenix.
Suns make another change with starting lineup
The Suns have another change in the starting lineup.
The Suns are starting Devin Booker, Jalen Green, Grayson Allen, Dillon Brooks and Mark Williams.
Brooks has missed the last six games with core muscle strain. He averaged a career-high 19.3 points in his first three games with the Suns.
When Green made his debut in Thursday’s win over the Los Angeles Clippers, Suns coach Jordan Ott benched Ryan Dunn and kept Grayson Allen and Royce O’Neale in the starting lineup.
Allen started for Green in the first eight games while O’Neale started for Brooks.
This will make the fifth different starting lineup for the Suns in 10 games.
Williams, Brooks both available
Dillon Brooks will make his return after missing the last six games with a core muscle strain.
He was previously listed as questionable.
Mark Williams is also available after being listed questionable with an illness.
With Brooks back, the Suns will likely have to make another change in the starting lineup as he started the first three games of the season. He’s averaging a career-high 19.3 points a game.
Grayson Allen and Royce O’Neale both started Thursday’s win over the Clippers along with Devin Booker, Jalen Green and Williams.
Williams now questionable for Suns-Clippers matchup
Mark Williams is now listed as questionable for Saturday night’s game with an illness.
The 7-footer wasn’t on the team’s initial injury report released Friday evening.
Grayson Allen was questionable going into Thursday’s game against the Clippers in Phoenix with an illness, but played 36 minutes and finished with 18 points in a 115-102 win.
Williams is averaging 12.3 points and 10 rebounds in 25.3 minutes his first season with the Suns. He’s played in eight of Phoenix’s nine games and has been on target minutes.
The Suns have depth at center behind Williams in Oso Ighodaro, Nick Richards and rookie Khaman Maluach. Ighodaro started the first four games as Williams came off the bench for three of those.
Williams didn’t play against the Denver Nuggets during that stretch in what was the second of a road back-to-back.
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