Suns' Booker has strained calf, will sit vs. Pistons

All-Star guard Devin Booker, who missed four of the Phoenix Suns‘ first six games due to left foot and ankle injuries, sat out Sunday’s 120-106 win over the Detroit Pistons due to a strained right calf.

Booker felt soreness after playing in Thursday’s loss to the San Antonio Spurs, when he had 31 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds in his return following a three-game absence. He did not play in Saturday’s loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, but the designation on the official injury report was a left ankle sprain.

The Suns are off to a 3-4 start as Booker and Bradley Beal deal with injuries.

Lower back spasms have prevented Beal from making his Phoenix debut. A maximum-salary guard, Beal was acquired in a summer trade to give the Suns a potent trio along with Booker and Kevin Durant.

Beal went through an intense half-hour pregame workout Sunday, but coach Frank Vogel said there was not an update on the guard’s timeline to be cleared to play.