Smith also called out Durant’s leadership earlier in the season, where Durant clapped back, calling him a clown on X, but Smith makes a compelling point. Durant has not been a great leader during his time with the Suns, and it is something the roster needs.

A day after Charles Barkley said the Phoenix Suns “stink,” ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith called them “soft” based on what the “NBA people” are saying as he put it. A team with Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal that went into the season with championship aspirations shouldn’t have a losing record and be 12 th in the West even with a number of injuries.

Suns guard Bradley Beal has more to his trade rumors, as his agent, Mark Bartlestein, is Suns CEO, Josh Bartlestein's father.

Phoenix Suns' owner Mat Ishbia was in Indianapolis and saw his team lose its fourth straight game, this time to the Pacers.

Bradley Beal is listed as questionable for Saturday's game against Indiana to begin a three-game road trip after suffering a left hip contusion in the first quarter of Tuesday's home loss to Memphis.

The Phoenix Suns (15-17) play the first of a three-game road trip at the Indiana Pacers (17-18) on Saturday looking to end their losing streak.

“It’s not like we’re not aggressive or that we’re not physical, either,” Suns star Kevin Durant said. “We just can’t get into a shoving match because they want to get into a shoving match. Just keep playing our game.”

The Phoenix Suns (15-17) ended December losing six of the last seven games. They hope the New Year brings a new trend.

Kevin Durant scored 25 points and Devin Booker added 20, but the Phoenix Suns (15-18) lost their fourth straight game, falling to the Indiana Pacers on the road Saturday, 126-108. This is the Suns' fourth straight loss,

The second returns of NBA All-Star voting are in, and Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks still leads all vote-getters. Just like in the first returns, Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets leads all Western Conference vote-getters.

Kendrick Perkins believes that the Suns are pursuing Jimmy Butler, so they can please and extend Kevin Durant.