Jordan Ott clarifies Jalen Green's right knee injury is not as bad as initially feared

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The Phoenix Suns are well on their way to the Play-In Tournament as the seventh seed in the Western Conference. They will be playing against the Los Angeles Clippers or the Portland Trail Blazers for the seventh spot in the Playoffs.

Throughout the season, the Suns have dealt with all kinds of injuries, particularly to Jalen Green. On Wednesday, he exited the game with a right knee injury, but thankfully, Suns head coach Jordan Ott revealed that it was not too bad.

Jalen Green's injury is not as bad as people feared

In their game against the Dallas Mavericks, the Suns managed to pull away with a close 112-107 win. They had to do it without Jalen Green and Jordan Goodwin for the most part.

Thankfully for the Suns' hopes for the Playoffs, they will likely keep playing with them in the rotation. Head coach Jordan Ott said that his players were ready to come back, but it seems there was a precaution in place to keep them healthy.

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Since the Suns already have their spot in the Play-In Tournament secured, they did not risk too much in this game. With a couple of games left in the schedule, they want to keep everyone fresh for the Play-In.

"They said right knee for Jalen and left ankle for Goodwin. They both tried to come out," Ott said to AZCentral's Duane Rankin after the Mavericks game.

Considering they were unable to return, it seems the Suns' medical staff is doing their best to stay healthy. It will be challenging to keep that up in the long run, but they are doing whatever they can today to help them in the future.

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