Phoenix Suns star guard Devin Booker left Sunday's contest vs. the Denver Nuggets with a groin injury and will not return, per the team.
Booker was making his return to the lineup after missing the Suns' previous three games with a groin problem. He played just four minutes on Sunday against the Nuggets, scoring two points on 1-of-2 shooting.
Prior to Sunday, the Kentucky product had last played on Dec. 17 vs. the New Orleans Pelicans when he dropped a season-high 58 points in a 118-114 win.
Without Booker in the lineup for the past three contests, the Suns went 1-2.
Currently in his eighth season, the three-time NBA all-star is averaging a career-high 28 points per game.
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