Jalen Green Leaves Clippers Game After Hamstring Reaggravation
Phoenix Suns guard Jalen Green left the court late in the first quarter of Saturday’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers after appearing to reaggravate a previous hamstring injury.
Green needed assistance to exit the court after pulling up while driving to the basket. He scored two points in seven minutes before leaving the game cautiously in visible discomfort.
“The Suns later announced Green wouldn’t return.”
This was Green’s second game with Phoenix since joining the team from Houston in a seven-team trade last summer that also sent Kevin Durant to the Rockets. Green had made his Suns debut on Thursday, scoring 29 points in a win over the Clippers.
He initially hurt his hamstring during training camp and aggravated it again during the Suns’ preseason trip to China. The No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft started for the Suns at Intuit Dome before the injury forced his early exit.
Author’s Summary
Jalen Green’s promising start with the Suns hit another setback as he left early against the Clippers after aggravating a lingering hamstring injury from training camp.