For the game, the Suns could be without their best player, as 2014 MVP Kevin Durant is on the injury report. Durant is averaging 27.1 points, 6.4 assists, 4.1 assists and 1.3 blocks per contest while shooting 52.3% from the field and 39.8% from the three-point range in 35 games.

Kevin Durant received his 15th NBA All-Star nod. He is questionable with a thumb injury in the Phoenix Suns' next game vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves.

For the Suns, they need Durant in the lineup to continue their recent hot streak. Phoenix has won three consecutive games and eight of their last 10 contests. They now sit eighth in the Western Conference standings with a 24-21 record after falling all the way to 12th in the standings.

Kevin Durant’s status remains questionable due to a thumb injury as the Phoenix Suns, with a 24-21 record, prepare to face the Minnesota Timberwolves on January 29, 2025. The Timberwolves, slightly ahead with a 25-21 record,

Devin Booker had a Suns-high 20 points (8-of-13 shooting). His eighth field goal assisted by Royce O’Neale at 9:51 put him under 100 points from breaking the Suns' all-time leading scoring record held by Walter Davis (15,666). But the Suns had a lull after that Booker shot.