The Lakers' blowout loss on Tuesday to the Suns was a major setback in their hopes of winning the Emirates NBA Cup.

After back-to-back tough losses at home, the Los Angeles Lakers went on the road on Tuesday to take on the Phoenix Suns as a part of Emirates NBA Cup group play.

The Phoenix Suns (9-7) are set to square off with the Los Angeles Lakers (10-6) tonight at Footprint Center in game three of four in NBA Cup group play. The Suns are quite notably 1-6 in their last seven games - but are expected to return both Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal to the lineup.

A prime example of this is the Atlanta Hawks, who received a $100,000 fine for not playing star guard Trae Young in the team's NBA Cup game on Nov. 12 against the Boston Celtics. According to a release by the league, it was concluded that Young could have played despite being held out by the team.

The NBA fined the Hawks $100,000 on Tuesday after an investigation determined that guard Trae Young could have played in an NBA Cup game against the Celtics on Nov. 12.