After seeing his official debut delayed due to a sprained right ankle, Phoenix Suns rookie Ty Jerome got his first taste of the NBA on Monday night against the Charlotte Hornets.
Jerome initially suffered the injury in practice on Oct. 21 and was not able to do any on-court activities until only a few weeks ago. The former Virginia guard eventually made enough progress to play two games in the G League with the Northern Arizona Suns with his most recent outing Saturday.
On Monday, Jerome made his long-awaited debut.
Jerome recorded four points, four assists, three rebounds and three steals in 12 minutes off of the bench for the Suns in the 109-104 win. Jerome dropped in a beautiful floater for his bucket and made his presence with his first steal and assist to Devin Booker.
What a start for @tyjerome_!
✔️ First-career steal
✔️ First-career assist pic.twitter.com/synLgV56ow— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) December 3, 2019
Jerome did not appear to be hampered by his ankle throughout his time on the floor. The Suns likely didn’t want to overextend Jerome in his first game back so his workload could continue to increase. He has proven to have that ability to provide a spark off of the bench and he certainly did so on Monday.
The Suns return to action Wednesday against the Orlando Magic.
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