They break it back in place."īooker vowed the Suns' confidence was not broken, even though just about everything that could have gone wrong for Phoenix did - from Booker's shooting to Chris Paul going an equally inept 5-for-19 in his return from an eight-day absence because of the league's health and safety protocols, to Jae Crowder fouling out, to Cameron Payne playing just four minutes before spraining his left ankle. "Like eight shots to numb it up and then they go in there and put it back - they break it again. "It's a procedure that they usually say they put you under for, but we had a flight out a couple hours later, so they just numbed it up - all over the place, it felt like. "That was probably the worst part," he said, with some bruising under his eyes showing above his swollen cheeks. The nose didn't feel so fine just a day ago when, prior to the Suns' team flight from Phoenix to L.A., Booker underwent a fast-tracked tune-up.
Booker: Nose, mask not problem in Suns' loss. It was just the third time in Booker's career that he played 40 or more minutes and scored 15 points or fewer, according to ESPN Stats & Information research.ĭespite his struggles, the All-Star guard wouldn't blame his scoring woes on his nose, which he broke in three places during a head-on collision with Clippers guard Patrick Beverley in Game 2 on Tuesday. Then, wearing a clear mask to protect his face, Booker went out and missed twice that many shots in Thursday's 106-92 loss to the LA Clippers in Game 3.īooker, who came into the night averaging 28.3 points in the playoffs, went just 5-for-21 from the field (1-for-7 from 3) and finished with 15 points as the Clippers snapped the Suns' nine-game postseason winning streak to draw within 2-1 in the series. LOS ANGELES - Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker said he received eight shots of a numbing agent when his broken nose was put back in place between Games 2 and 3 of the Western Conference finals.
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