Grant Hill woke up thinking he could play Monday against the Nuggets. By midday, he was out for both ends of the home and home series that concludes Tuesday in Denver with the groin injury that kept him out of Saturday’s win over the Nets.

 The earliest Hill could return is Friday at home against Minnesota, although coach Mike D’Antoni said the Suns will hold him out until he’s feeling 100 percent rather than risk aggravating the problem.

 ”It doesn’t do us any good to have him in and out with this,” D’Antoni said. “We need to get it taken care of.”

 D’Antoni didn’t expect Hill to play Monday until the forward approached him before the shootaround telling him he felt like he could go. He took part in the walk-though and felt more discomfort in the area and was huddling with Suns trainers at the end of the workout.

 Leandro Barbosa will start and draw the defensive assignment on Allen Iverson, while Raja Bell switches to the small forward spot again and takes Carmelo Anthony.

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