Phoenix Suns' Devin Booker suffers ankle injury in defeat to Utah Jazz

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker suffered an ankle sprain during the first quarter of their home defeat to the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night.

Booker landed awkwardly on his left ankle while jumping to receive a pass and left the game after just eight minutes in the first quarter.

The Suns announced he would not return after he finished with eight points on three of four shooting.

Booker has averaged a team-best and career-high 26.9 points per game this season, and recently averaged 52.3 points per game in a three-game stretch over the final week of March.

Booker's injury left the Suns without five of their top players, as center Deandre Ayton, guard Tyler Johnson and forwards Kelly Oubre Jr. and T.J. Warren are all injured and did not play.

Those injuries saw the Suns beaten by the playoff-bound Jazz 118-97 with Donovan Mitchell scoring 29 points.