Kevin Durant was excited when the Suns traded for Nick Richards, and explained why during Thursday's shootaround.

Atlanta was not going to allow the Suns to beat them twice in a row. After having five days in between matchups, the Hawks and the Suns clashed in Atlanta toni

Devin Booker scored 35 points, including seven 3s, while Kevin Durant added 31 but it wasn't enough as the Phoenix Suns lost 122-117 to the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday. The loss snapped Phoenix's three-game win streak.

Since the Phoenix Suns are trending downward, Phoenix could explore trading a superstar player like Kevin Durant to the Atlanta Hawks.

The Hawks are on a 3-game winning streak. The Hawks are 2-0 (!) in Boston this season. Huge games from Trae Young (28 points, 12 assists) and Onyeka Okongwu (19 points, 13 rebounds)

Kevin Durant will take the court against the Hawks to push the team further on Thursday at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

For the first time in 2025, the Atlanta Hawks got a taste of some home cooking. After a brutal west coast road trip that began at the end of December and lasted until Jan. 10, the Hawks returned to State Farm Arena in Atlanta to take on the Phoenix Suns.

Kevin Durant's Phoenix Suns fell 122-117 during ... Meanwhile, Atlanta big man Onyeka Okongwu recorded 22 points and a career-high 21 rebounds. Moreover, Phoenix's five-point defeat came despite ...

Dyson Daniels hit a short jumper in the lane with just over a minute left in overtime and Onyeka Okongwu made two free throws with 11 seconds

Trae Young had 43 points, Kevin Durant had 31 and Devin Booker had ... games from their supporting cast around Young, notably Onyeka Okongwu, VIt Krejc and Garrison Matthews.

Onyeka Okongwu is an American professional basketball player born on December 11, 2000, in Los Angeles, California. He plays as a center for the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA. Okongwu had a notable high school career at Chino Hills High School,

Suns coach Mike Budenholzer said he expects Richards to meet the team Friday in Detroit and get him up to speed on their offensive and defensive schemes. He foresees Richards making his Suns debut Saturday against the Pistons.