INDIANAPOLIS – The losing continues for the Phoenix Suns. With Suns' team owner Mat Ishbia present, the short-handed Suns dropped their fourth straight game, 126-108, Saturday to the Indiana Pacers before a sellout crowd of 17,274 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

The Suns (15-18) could acquire him despite being over the second tax apron by sending Beal to Miami in exchange for Butler and a veteran minimum player like say Josh Richardson. The Suns have a roster spot open and could throw in their 2031 first-round pick to sweeten the deal. However, Beal has a no-trade clause in his contract.

“It’s not like we’re not aggressive or that we’re not physical, either,” Suns star Kevin Durant said. “We just can’t get into a shoving match because they want to get into a shoving match. Just keep playing our game.”

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Tyrese Haliburton scored 27 points and Myles Turner added 20 points, six rebounds and three blocks, leading the Indiana Pacers past the Phoenix Suns 126-108.

Senior sports photographer Walt Thomas was on the scene for the NBA game between the Phoenix Suns and the Indiana Pacers on Jan. 4., 2025.

INDIANAPOLIS — A day after Charles Barkley said the Phoenix Suns “stink,” ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith called them “soft” based on what the “NBA people” are saying as he put it.

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Royce O'Neale is the only player listed on the Suns injury report for Monday's game. He's in Phoenix with a left ankle sprain scheduled for a re-evaluation later this week. Jones is returning after he and rookie big Oso Ighodaro missed Saturdays' game with an illness.