Suns' T.J. Warren: Has minimal impact in return Tuesday

Warren (back) failed to score a point while missing all five of his field-goal attempts and added three rebounds and one steal in 13 minutes off the bench during Tuesday's 104-82 loss to Brooklyn.

After missing the previous contest with the back injury, Warren was eased back into the rotation with a limited role off the bench. He didn't look good during his time on the court while failing to hit a shot and committing two fouls, but his replacement in the starting five, Ryan Anderson (zero points in 22 minutes) was similarly brutal. Anderson has hit double figures in the scoring column just once in 10 games whereas Warren was averaging a robust 15.3 points (on 49.5 percent shooting) in 24.8 minutes per game entering play Tuesday, so it shouldn't be long before Warren recaptures the starting gig. If Suns coach Igor Kokoskov was satisfied with Warren's health coming out of Tuesday's contest, the 25-year-old could rejoin the top unit as soon as Thursday against the Celtics.