PHOENIX — Jalen Green 's debut for the Phoenix Suns appears to be well worth the wait for the team and the fanbase. Weeks prior, it wasn't like that.

When the team took off for its preseason trip to China, Green suffered a hamstring injury that would keep him out until the season opener.

Even when the 10-day evaluation period came around, he wasn't cleared. Granted, head coach Jordan Ott said it would be a “day-by-day” thing. But that phrase turned into a week-to-week thing.

The constant waiting and seeing his teammates compete every day, drove him mad. However, there was light at the end of the tunnel.

During the team's shootaround on Thursday, the guard was spotted shooting on the court after media availability concluded. Fast forward seven hours to pregame, Ott announced he wo

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