Suns forward Royce O’Nealewho sprained his left ankle during Saturday’s game at Golden State will be reevaluated in 10 days, the team announced in a press release today (Twitter link via Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic).

The injury occurred in the final minute of the second quarter when O’Neale was defending Dennis Schröder as the Warriors guard drove to the basket. O’Neale blocked Schröder’s shot, but then landed awkwardly, twisted his left ankle and fell to the ground (video link).

O’Neale has primarily been part of Phoenix’s second unit this season, but he has been one of the team’s most effective rotation players, averaging 10.5 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game while shooting 44.1% of his Made 5.7 three-point attempts per night. He is also one of the Suns’ most versatile defenders, ranking third on the roster with 817 total minutes played this season, so the club will miss him during his absence.

The Suns, who have fallen to 15-16 this season, have been struggling lately but should have some guard reinforcements as early as Tuesday Devin Booker And Grayson Allen apparently on the verge of becoming active again.

While Booker and Allen could play some of the minutes that would have belonged to O’Neale, the forward’s absence will also likely result in defense-first players taking on more duties Ryan Dunn And Josh Okogie. Dunn has started the last three games, while Okogie was the first player off the bench in the second half of Saturday’s contest, playing a season-high 31 minutes.