Suns reserve swingman Torrey Craig, who exited Game 2 of the NBA Finals against the Bucks with a right knee contusion, has been listed as probable for Game 3 tonight, tweets Dave McMenamin of ESPN.
Sources inform Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (via Twitter) that Craig intends to play in this evening’s contest.
An MRI taken of Craig’s knee earlier this week indicated no structural damage to the ligament. He had been considered day-to-day ahead of this latest health status update.
Craig, a 30-year-old pro basketball journeyman who was traded from the Bucks to the Suns for cash considerations in March, has proven to be a helpful and versatile defensive-oriented wing at the end of Phoenix’s rotation during the end of the regular season and throughout the Suns’ run to the Finals.
In the playoffs, Craig is averaging 4.3 PPG and 3.2 RPG across 12.5 MPG, with a solid shooting line of .446/.452/.667.
These guys are getting hurt way too often! Silver thought that by making the game strictly offensive, it would preserve the players health and longevity.
See, when you had the hand check, you controlled the opponent pace and movements but now they all explosive and would fly by you back and forth in frantic way!! This is not watchable nor sustainable.
The league needs a former player as commissioner not some elite bureaucrat who never played the game!
All of the “Suns in 4” people are changing their predictions to Suns in 5. On Wednesday they will most likely be changing their predictions again to Suns in 6. This series isn’t close to being over.