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Brooks was ejected from the game in the second quarter after a physical exchange with Suns star Kevin Durant and center Nick Richards.
From Bleacher Report
The 6-foot-10 forward eventually got to his feet, but could not put any weight on his left leg.
From U.S. News & World Report
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Stephen A. Smith (C) attends a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Knicks at Crypto.com Arena on March 06, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
The Rockets are fighting to hold on to the No. 2 seed in the West while the 11th-place Suns are fighting to qualify for the NBA play-in tournament.
The Phoenix Suns went from bad to worse in Sunday’s 148-109 loss to the Houston Rockets before a sellout crowd of 17,071 at PHX Arena. The Suns not only dropped a third straight game and suffered their worst margin of defeat of the season, they lost Kevin Durant to a left ankle injury with 6:57 left in the third quarter.
Phoenix superstar Kevin Durant suffered a left ankle sprain and Jalen Green scored 33 points to lead the visiting Houston Rockets to a 148-109 win over the Suns on Sunday night.
Then to make matters worse, Kevin Durant suffered a left ankle sprain in the third quarter, didn’t return and won’t fly out with the team Monday to Milwaukee. The Suns begin at three-game road trip Tuesday against the Bucks in Mike Budenholzer's return to Milwaukee to face the team that fired him after the 2022-23 season.
Jalen Green scored 33 points for Houston, and Phoenix star Kevin Durant left with an ankle injury in the Rockets' 148-109 romp over the Suns on Sunday night.
The Phoenix Suns host the Houston Rockets Sunday in 11th place in the West, one game out of the 10th and final play-in spot.
Phoenix superstar Kevin Durant will miss at least one week after suffering a left ankle sprain in Sunday's 148-109 loss to the visiting Houston Rockets, ESPN reported on Monday.