{"id":59710,"date":"2023-12-11T09:59:36","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T14:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=59710"},"modified":"2023-12-11T09:59:36","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T14:59:36","slug":"nba-rumors-amen-thompson-bradley-beal-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2023\/12\/11\/nba-rumors-amen-thompson-bradley-beal-return\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Rumors: Amen Thompson and Bradley Beal Returning To The Court This Week?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this edition of NBA news and rumors, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/t\/thompam01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Amen Thompson<\/strong> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bealbr01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-12-10_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Bradley Beal<\/strong><\/a> appear set to return after long absences.<\/p>\n<h2>NBA Rumors: Amen Thompson and Bradley Beal Returning To The Court This Week?<\/h2>\n<h3>Amen Thompson N0t On Injury Report<\/h3>\n<p>Thompson is not on the Houston Rockets injury report for tonight&#8217;s home contest against the San Antonio Spurs. Thompson has been out since Nov. 1 due to a sprained ankle.<\/p>\n<p>The 2023 No. 4 overall selection will jump right back into the Rockets&#8217; rotation, coach Ime Udoko told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/texas-sports-nation\/rockets\/article\/amen-thompson-return-rockets-rotation-spurs-18545253.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&amp;utm_source=t.co&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jonathan Feigan of the Houston Chronicle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;The plan is to incorporate him back into the lineup. <\/em><em>Obviously, we have guys playing well, so we have to find minutes and opportunity there, and we\u2019ll tweak our rotation some once we get him in with certain groups.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Thompson struggled in his rookie debut. But the 20-year-old did play decently well in his other three appearances before going down with the injury. He averages 6.3 points and nearly three boards while posting a shooting slash line of .409\/.182\/.625 in 17 minutes of action.<\/p>\n<p>While Thompson is now healthy, the Rockets could be without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/brookdi01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Dillon Brooks<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/e\/easonta01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Tari Eason,<\/strong> <\/a>who are questionable. Brooks is dealing with an illness, while Eason has a sore left leg. Houston (10-9) enters tonight&#8217;s clash on a two-game winning streak,<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, San Antonio (3-18) has lost 15 straight contests.<\/p>\n<h3>Bradley Beal To Return On Tuesday<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2023\/07\/16\/bradley-beal-named-starting-point-guard-for-phoenix-suns\/\" target=\"_self\">Beal<\/a> is set to return to the Phoenix Suns lineup on Tuesday against the Golden State Warriors after being a full practice participant on Saturday, per Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Barring any setbacks, Bradley Beal (back) on course to play Tuesday vs. Golden State, sources have told The Republic.<\/p>\n<p>Beal has played in just three games with Phoenix Suns.<\/p>\n<p>Last played Nov. 12 vs. OKC.<\/p>\n<p>Full participant Sunday practice. Averaging 17.3 points this season.<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Suns?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Suns<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EJWzNjiABc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/EJWzNjiABc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DuaneRankin\/status\/1733953935629852822?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After sitting out the first six games, Beal finally debuted on November 6. The 30-year-old guard played in three games before being shut down the past three weeks because of a back issue.<\/p>\n<p>Phoenix has lost two straight and is 12-10 on season. However, Beal, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bookede01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Devin Booker,<\/strong><\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/duranke01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong> Kevin Durant<\/strong><\/a> have yet to play a game together. Durant didn&#8217;t practice on Sunday and is listed as questionable for the game against the Warriors. Grayson Allen also didn&#8217;t practice on Sunday due to a groin injury, and Nassir Little is in concussion protocol.<\/p>\n<p>The Suns have defeated the Warriors in both meetings this year. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2023\/10\/17\/golden-state-warriors-rumors-roster-moves-green-joseph-thompson\/\" target=\"_self\">Warriors<\/a> (10-12) have lost 11 of 16.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/paytoga02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Gary Payton II<\/strong><\/a> (calf) has been sidelined since Nov. 29. But he is reportedly making good progress and is expected to be reevaluated this week.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this edition of NBA news and rumors, Amen Thompson and Bradley Beal appear set to return after long absences. NBA Rumors: Amen Thompson and Bradley Beal Returning To The Court This Week? 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