The Suns might have lost another close matchup on Wednesday night, but their guard Collin Gillespie was shining bright again for Phoenix. Gillespie’s rise from fringe rotation player to impact guard has given the Suns a new heartbeat off the bench.

Jalen Green's Suns debut remains on hold as he was listed as out with a right hamstring strain ahead of the Phoenix Suns' game against the Utah Jazz on Friday.

Booker paced the Suns with a game-high 32 points, with 29 coming in the second half, while Morant scored 28 in leading Memphis. Mark Williams posted a second straight 20-point double-double, finishing with 20 points and 11 rebounds in his first start with the Suns.

Devin Booker called out the Suns’ slow starts after their 138-134 loss to the Jazz, saying Phoenix “needed this one."

Four days after Lauri Markkanen lit up the Phoenix Suns for a career-high 51 points, the Utah Jazz forward gets another crack at the Suns on Friday in the first night of NBA Cup play.

Though it's extremely early in the season, the Suns' 111 points per game ranks bottom five in the NBA while they have the worst point differential in the league at -15.

The Phoenix Suns conclude a three-game road trip Oct. 27 against the Utah Jazz. They will play against a familiar face in the Jazz's backcourt.

From the hardwood to the gridiron to the diamond, see how the salaries of Phoenix's top athletes stack up across three major sports leagues.

The Suns will just have to wait a little bit longer for their returns. This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/suns/onsi as Suns Receive Tough Injury News Ahead of Matchup vs Jazz.