The Phoenix Suns will face off against the San Antonio Spurs in a do-or-die game in the NBA Cup tonight at the Footprint Center. The stakes are pretty simple, win and advance! Although the Suns have only two wins in their last six games, the weekend victory would’ve helped raise their morale.

Furthermore, the young Spurs side will face a tough test against the Suns’ star-studded offense including Durant, Booker, and Bradley Beal who could make a return after missing the Warriors game on Saturday due to a calf injury. Beal who has played eleven games has been a great addition to the offense whenever the veteran guard is available and according to reports was left out in the last game due to precautionary measures.

Beal is currently on day-to-day and is probable for tonight’s matchup and will be a game-day decision for Phoenix. So far this season, he has managed to average 18.2 points and is the team’s third-highest scorer just behind the the duo of Durant and Booker. Having the trio on the court together will definitely be great for the Suns.

Phoenix have had to deal with an injury slump that caused them to drop a few points and they will now want to build some momentum after a great win. As of now they still have a few players on the injury report but the Suns faithful will take a sigh of relief with at least two of their stars clear to play in a must-win NBA Cup game. Let’s see their injury report to get the latest player availability updates.

Phoenix Suns injury report ahead of the showdown vs San Antonio Spurs

Apart from Bradley Beal at present, the Suns have a couple of players on their injury report including veteran center Jusuf Nurkic. He has been ruled out from the clash against San Antonio with a right thigh contusion and will be re-evaluated in a week. Additionally, he will missed as he’s been Phoenix’s starting center and has averaged 8.9 points while grabbing 9.9 boards per game.

Colline Gillespie is the other player on the report as the 25-year-old is still recovering from a right ankle fracture and will be evaluated in the coming weeks as per Shane Young of Forbes.

Phoenix Suns predicted lineup

If Bradley Beal is fit he will slide right into the starting lineup alongside Kevin Durant and Devin Booker. Additionally, Mason Plumlee could fill in for the injury center Jusuf Nurkic as has been the case for some time now. While Tyus Jones has started every game for Phoenix and will surely be starting this one as well.

This is how the Suns could lineup for the NBA Cup clash:

PG: Tyus Jones SG: Devin Booker SF: Bradley Beal PF: Kevin Durant C: Mason Plumlee

This will be a close game but if Beal is cleared the Suns will definitely have the upper hand in the contest and can grab the W tonight and punch their tickets to the next round.