Booker to return vs. Lakers after missing 3 games with groin strain
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PHOENIX (AP) — Four-time All-Star Devin Booker is set to return to the lineup for the Phoenix Suns when they host the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night.
Booker has missed the past three games with a strained right groin. He was injured against the Lakers on Dec. 1.
The 29-year-old leads the team with 25 points per game and is also averaging 6.7 assists and 4.3 rebounds. The Suns lost two out of three games in his absence.
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