Bradley Beal ruled out for Suns-Pelicans

Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal has been ruled for Thursday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans with left calf tightness, head coach Mike Budenholzer told reporters pregame.
The guard played in Tuesday night’s 151-148 overtime loss on the road against the Memphis Grizzlies.
He scored 24 points on 9-of-20 shooting from the field and 4-of-6 from three while recording 11 assists, five rebounds and two steals.
Monte Morris is also out with lower back spasms.
Morris has not played since Feb. 8 and has remained out due to lower back spasms. He is averaging nearly five points (4.9), 1.7 assists and 1.4 rebounds.
Cody Martin, who Phoenix traded for at the Feb. 6 trade deadline, remains out with a sports hernia injury. He still has not played a game for Phoenix.
Bradley Beal, Suns not only team dealing with injuries
Guard Brandon Boston is out with a left ankle sprain.
He has not played since Feb. 8 against Sacramento where he scored 11 points in 15 minutes. Boston is averaging 10.7 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists on 43.6% shooting this season.
Fellow guard Bruce Brown won’t go due to conditioning.
Brown did play in New Orleans’ latest game against the Spurs on Tuesday. He scored eight points on 3-of-8 shooting, while adding in six rebounds and six assists.
Forward Kelly Olynyk is also out due to rest.
Forward Herb Jones and guard Dejounte Murray have been ruled out for the season as Jones suffered a right torn rotator cuff and Murray ruptured his right Achilles.
Pelicans-Suns tips off at 7 p.m. MST and can be heard on 98.7, the Arizona Sports app or online.
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