Sacramento Kings forward Jae Crowder responded to a question Wednesday on X, formerly known as Twitter, in addressing why he didn't play his final season with the Phoenix Suns in 2022-23. Crowder was asked if it was over a "conflict" with former Suns coach Monty Williams and if he still wouldn't have been in Phoenix if that wasn't the case.

The Suns now sit at 29-33 with 20 games remaining in the regular season - they are within striking distance of catching the Dallas Mavericks and Sacramento Kings in the play-in pi

The Houston Rockets have been one of the most surprising teams in the NBA this season, improving to 37-22 as they sit in fifth place in a competitive Western Conference. On Saturday, the Rockets host the Sacramento Kings,

Both the Pelicans and Suns were on the outside looking in when it came to the playoffs. The Suns (27-31) were three games behind the Sacramento Kings, the last team in the play-ins, the Pelicans (15-43),

Kevin Durant arrived in Phoenix as the ultimate introductory splash for new Suns team owner Mat Ishbia, who dealt Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder and four future unprotected first-round picks to Brooklyn for the superstar right before the 2023 trade deadline.

The Sacramento Kings finally found their franchise point guard when they drafted De'Aaron Fox fifth overall in 2017. But, after an All-Star appearance, All-NBA Third Team honors, and their first playoff appearance after a 16-year drought, Fox and the Kings split ways.

Phoenix last missed the playoffs in the shortened 2019-20 season amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Suns have 10 home games remaining with half of those coming in a five-game homesta

The Clippers enter the game eighth in the West, while the Kings are a half-game behind in ninth. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Jeff Teague suggests that Suns' head coach Mike Budenholzer will benefit from being without Kevin Durant, considering the team's struggles.

The Suns’ other two wins have come against the NBA’s worst. They beat the 17-45 Pelicans in the second-half of a back-to-back in late February, and barely beat the West-worse Jazz in overtime on their home floor.

If the Kings can remain as either the seventh or eighth seed, the will only have to win a single game in the Western Conference Play-In Tournament. For the fourth time under interim head coach Doug Christie, the Kings have won three straight games, although their upcoming stretch of games could define their season.