Bradley Beal’s fiery exchange with Mike Budenholzer fuels Suns' resurgence, showcasing his leadership and adaptability in a new bench role.

The Charlotte Hornets traded backup center Nick Richards and a second-round draft pick to the Phoenix Suns for guard Josh Okogie and three second-round draft picks on Wednesday night.

Bradley Beal and Mark Bartelstein, the agent of the Phoenix Suns guard, have not discussed the player waiving his no-trade clause.

Suns guard Bradley Beal wanted rookie Ryan Dunn to soak in the moment of being a starter, despite Beal being benched.

The Suns are starting Tyus Jones, Devin Booker, rookie Ryan Dunn, Kevin Durant and Mason Plumlee for a fourth straight game. The Suns are 2-1 with this lineup since Suns coach Mike Budenholzer benched Bradley Beal and Jusuf Nurkic and replaced them in the lineup with Dunn and Plumlee.

Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal had another impressive outing off the bench on Thursday, going for 25 points and seven rebounds on 11 of 16 from the field in a win over the Atlanta Hawks. That was Beal's second 25-point outing since he was removed from the starting lineup earlier this month.

As soon as the winning high tide hits, another injury takes place, this time to Phoenix Suns shooting guard Bradley Beal. He’s been labeled as doubtful for Thursday’s game against the Washington Wizards with a left ankle sprain.

The Suns got a defensive stop with Booker grabbing a rebound that led to Royce O’Neale, back after missing time with an ankle sprain, hitting a corner 3 off a Beal assist that led to Charlotte calling a timeout with 41.5 seconds left.