Sun Oct 27 05:10:00 UTC 2024: ## Suns and Lakers Injury Report Ahead of Friday’s Matchup

**PHOENIX -** The highly anticipated rematch between the Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers is set for Friday night at Crypto.com Arena, with both teams releasing their respective injury reports.

**Suns:**

* **Probable:** Grayson Allen (Achilles), Bradley Beal (soreness)
* **Out:** Josh Okogie (hamstring)

Allen and Beal both played in the Suns’ season-opening victory against the Los Angeles Clippers. Beal led the team in scoring with 24 points, just one shy of Kevin Durant’s total, while Allen contributed eight points off the bench. Okogie missed Wednesday’s game with his hamstring injury.

**Lakers:**

* **Probable:** Jaxson Hayes (left foot)
* **Out:** Jalen Hood-Schifino (illness), Christian Koloko (return to competition reconditioning), Jarred Vanderbilt (foot surgery recovery), and Christian Wood (right knee surgery recovery)

Hayes saw action in the Lakers’ opening night win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, playing 15 minutes and scoring ten points. Wood, who missed all of last season due to blood clots, is still awaiting his return to the court. Vanderbilt is recovering from offseason surgery, while Hood-Schifino was absent for Los Angeles in their first game.

The highly anticipated clash between Kevin Durant and LeBron James will be the main attraction for fans, with the two teams facing off twice in their first four games. Durant expressed excitement about the matchup, stating, “That’s a guy I’ve been battling with my whole career, it should be fun.”

The game is set to tip off at 7:00 PM local time and will be televised on ESPN.

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