Devin Booker injury update: Suns star has scare after awkward fall

Key Highlights

• Booker leaped up to defend the play and broke it up without committing a foul.
• He landed awkwardly, however, and showed immediate discomfort, grabbing at his lower left leg, near his ankle. Booker would get up on his own power and hobble straight through the tunnel. At the time he left the game, Booker had scored 22 points on 5-of-17 shooting, adding 8 rebounds and 8 assists. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWhen the fourth quarter started, Booker was not on the floor or at the Phoenix bench area.
• Minutes after the fourth quarter began, however, Booker returned to the bench and was working his left foot with a stretchy green resistance band. Minutes after that, Booker headed over to the scorer’s table to sub back in.
• He made his return to the game with 9:11 left to play in the fourth. The Suns and Heat entered the fourth quarter tied at 92, though Phoenix outscored Miami 35-19 in the third period. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Devin Booker injury update, status for rest of Suns-Heat.