They came into Sunday's big matchup against the Houston Rockets sitting in fourth place in the Western Conference, and ...

Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkić was benched earlier this ... The Suns have been in hot pursuit of Miami star Jimmy Butler, who seeks a trade; the NBA trade deadline is Feb. 6.

Because the Mark Williams trade is currently rescinded and the Jusuf Nurkić deal is finalized, the Charlotte Hornets now have three players who they would ordinarily use as their center.