The NBA fined the Suns $25,000 on Saturday for “violating league injury reporting rules.”
The league said the team failed to disclose Devin Booker’s injury status for Game 6 against the Pelicans in “an accurate and timely manner.” It was reported that the All-Star guard had a Grade 1 hamstring strain after dropping 31 points in Game 2 against New Orleans. He sat out of the lineup over the next nine days, missing Games 3-5 while Phoenix went 2-1 in that stretch.
It was initially reported that Booker could be out for 2-3 weeks, but he returned Thursday and scored 13 points on 5-for-12 from the field in the Suns’ Game 6 victory.