It's no surprise to recent NBA retirees DeMarcus Cousins and Lou Williams that Phoenix Suns coach Mike Budenholzer abruptly removed Jusuf Nurkic from the starting lineup and rotation in January.

Beal, who has embraced a new role coming off the bench, revealed during the post-game press conference that he had a heated exchange with head coach Mike Budenholzer late in the fourth quarter. " ...

his multiple NBA championship rings, and a handful of sterling recommendations from his former bosses. One of those former bosses, Phoenix Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer, spoke at length about ...

Jusuf Nurkic finally breaks silence on alleged fallout with coach Mike Budenholzer amid trade rumors: "We don’t have a relationship" (Image Source: Getty) Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic ...

Suns center Jusuf Nurkic was unceremoniously benched. He has not played in nine straight Suns games, all by coach Mike Budenholzer’s decision. Prior to that, Budenholzer had moved Nurkic to a reserve ...

But the effort had given the struggling Suns their third win in a row and their fourth in five games since coach Mike Budenholzer ... organization that began with championship aspirations, it ...

PHOENIX -- Things aren't quite superb between Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic and head coach Mike Budenholzer ... as the Suns have fallen well short of championship expectations, though ...