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Duane Rankin: Royce O'Neale on Suns injuries as Mark Williams (foot), Grayson Allen (hamstring) and Jordan Goodwin (cal) are listed as questionable for tonight's Game 2 at OKC: "It's basketball. Injuries happen. You don't want them to, but I think it's just how we bounce back from them. Guys working their way back. Doing all the extra work behind the scenes to come back. Staying healthy is a big part of it. Those guys taking pride coming back. Being able to want to play and then try to get to full strength."
Duane Rankin: Royce O'Neale when asked how many shots Suns passed up in Game 1 loss to OKC. "A bunch. I think just trying to overpass. Sometimes, you just got to take the first one. I think that's going to be an advantage for us. If it's another swing from a good to a great shot, that's even better, but I think just being smart and seeing where we got to get our shots. Got to take them." #Suns #ThunderUp
Rather than singling out Ingram for his ugly performance, Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic assigned blame to the entire team. “It’s a team effort, or lack of effort, but Brandon just did not look like himself,” Rajakovic said when asked about Ingram’s struggles against the Suns, who did not have Royce O’Neale, Grayson Allen, Dillon Brooks and Mark Williams due to injuries. “It’s a whole team. It cannot be just like one player. We win as a team, we lose as a team. We never want to point out a player. So I thought that our whole team tonight did not have enough urgency for the game and enough respect for our opponent tonight.”
Duane Rankin: UPDATED: Suns coach Jordan Ott said he doesn't think Grayson Allen's left knee injury is "anything long-term." Will miss 2nd straight game tonight at Spurs with what Suns are listing as left knee soreness. "He's got to feel right. He plays at such a high level. We love what he does for our team." Haywood Highsmith (right knee injury management) and Royce O'Neale (left knee soreness) also OUT tonight. On Highsmith, who was added to the injury report after shootaround: "It's something that just popped up. Same thing. We're always going to be mindful that he did miss a significant portion of the season. Again, it's something we want him to feel right to go out there and perform. He plays so hard. Again, it's something he's missed time with. We're going to be cautious." On O'Neale, who will miss his first game of the season: "Some swelling in there. Nothing serious. Again, it's just something that just popped up. When you get this deep into the season, as many minutes as he's logged. He had a little ankle the other night in the game, but it isn't the ankle. Again, nothing serious, we hope, but just unable to go tonight." #Suns
Duane Rankin: Suns injury update at Spurs: Royce O'Neale (left knee soreness) downgraded from QUESTIONABLE to OUT. Grayson Allen (left knee soreness) and now Haywood Highsmith (right knee injury management) QUESTIONABLE. #Suns
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Duane Rankin: Suns injury update: Royce O'Neale (foot) IN. #Suns
Duane Rankin: Suns injury report vs. Pelicans: QUESTIONABLE: Royce O’Neale (right foot soreness). OUT: Dillon Brooks (left hand fracture), Jordan Goodwin (left calf strain) and Mark Williams (left foot third metatarsal stress reaction) #Suns
Duane Rankin: Suns injury update at Pistons: Devin Booker (left ankle sprain) OUT. Royce O'Neale (left bicep contusion) AVAILABLE. #Suns
Duane Rankin: "It's usually by people who probably didn't play a team sport or just don't understand the landscape of the NBA." Devin Booker on receiving criticism for sharing the ball. "You need everybody on the court to be a threat. You need everybody confident at the right time of the year and it all starts right now." Royce O'Neale on Jordan Ott being a Coach of the Year candidate: "He has a way of connecting with the players. Putting us in position to succeed offensively and defensively. Connecting us. He's also willing to listen."
Duane Rankin: Last Two-Minute Report on Devin Booker desperation 3-point shot as time expired in Suns 119-116 loss at Golden State. INC (Incorrect Non Call). Explanation: Collin Gillespie's (PHX) pass goes off of Royce O'Neale's (PHX) hands and into the backcout, where Devin Booker (PHX) illegally retrieves it.
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Duane Rankin: "Chaotic. Crazy. Everything in between." "We were right there." Mark Williams and Royce O'Neale on Suns 116-114 loss to Lakers. Jordan Ott on Last Two-Minute report: "Game's over. I've been through it multiple times. They do their evaluation afterwards, we do ours. Doesn't change anything. We'll move on. We've got to get better."
"Chaotic. Crazy. Everything in between."
— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) December 16, 2025
"We were right there."
Mark Williams and Royce O'Neale on Suns 116-114 loss to Lakers.
Jordan Ott on Last Two-Minute report: "Game's over. I've been through it multiple times. They do their evaluation afterwards, we do ours. Doesn't… pic.twitter.com/IZ9csvQ1jo
The Phoenix Suns’ most impressive possession in Monday night’s 121-98 win over the New Orleans Pelicans unfolded without star guard Devin Booker. In fact, only two starters were on the court when Allen released his deep jumper. He was one. Forward Royce O’Neale was the other. “It was almost a shot-clock violation,” Suns coach Jordan Ott said. The possession consisted of 10 passes, seven dribbles and three paint touches. Most importantly, it showed why these Suns are starting to find themselves, winners of five of six to improve to 6-5. Their unselfishness is a strength. “A whole new vibe,” Booker said.
The Phoenix Suns have downgraded Royce O'Neale (illness) to probable for Monday's game against New Orleans.
Royce O’Neal: I always believed I was an NBA player. I just needed the right opportunity, right chance. It's right about timing cuz when I was coming out, they didn't have like all the two contracts and all that. So it was just a draft and if you didn't get drafted and you were going to a training camp deal or whatever, trying to make a spot and each coming out, didn't get drafted. So, then played overseas, came back, had many camps, played summer league and the opportunity didn't pan out. So then go back overseas again, come back, then get the opportunity, play summer league, do well, and then sign with Utah. A lot of guys dream of being that McDonald's All-American high school, leading scorer, this and that, but everybody's path is different.
