Paul Coro

azcentral sports

PHILADELPHIA -- The Phoenix Suns recalled rookie forward Derrick Jones Jr. from D-League affiliate Northern Arizona with T.J. Warren ruled out for Saturday night's game at Philadelphia against the 76ers.

Jones, a 6-foot-7 small forward, joined the team in Philadelphia and will be on the active roster on Saturday night after Warren left the Suns' win at Indiana with illness and was treated at a hospital. P.J. Tucker played small forward for the entire second half of the Suns' 116-96 win.

Suns guard Devin Booker will play after being doubtful to play Saturday night. He sprained his left ankle on an early third-quarter drive against Indiana. Booker left the game and quickly returned, but he continued to favor it as he missed four shots before leaving the game for good.

Warren left Friday after the first nine minutes of play due to illness that he began to feel before the game. He did not return, and he was taken to a hospital for treatment.

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Jones helped the Northern Arizona Suns to a 2-0 start on his nine-day assignment, averaging 14.5 points and 6.0 rebounds with 58.8 percent shooting from the field. He played Friday night in Salt Lake City and arrived Saturday afternoon in Philadelphia.

Already without Tyson Chandler for his mother's funeral, this Suns road trip also has games at Washington on Monday and Orlando on Wednesday.

Jones, 19, went undrafted from Nevada-Las Vegas and earned a Suns opening-night roster spot with the potential he showed during training camp and the preseason. Jones had 12 points and nine rebounds in 38 minutes of Friday's NAZ win at Salt Lake City and posted a 20-point, six-rebound game in the home opener against Iowa.

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