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.

The term "go time" is probably a little overused and somewhat ambiguous, but it's seemingly the perfect phrase to describe what's occurring in the NBA right now. Between the Christmas Day showcase and the Feb.

Here’s your latest NBA Rewind! Ever since the Heat decided not to offer Jimmy Butler a two-year, $113 million extension this past offseason, there have been plenty of people around the NBA wondering where their partnership was headed.

Two straight games of low rebounding numbers, single-digit points and limited shot attempts led to this exchange between Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press and Butler following the double-digit loss to Indiana.

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The trio of Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal has played ... about a deal with the Miami Heat involving Jimmy Butler." The Suns are among the teams that Butler "is open to as a ...

"The Suns seem to be in desperation mode, sitting under .500 and outside of the Western Conference Play-In picture. Butler would be about as perfect a fit between Kevin Durant and Devin Booker as you could find, as he has the ability to take on tough defensive assignments and also handle the ball," wrote Sam Vecenie.

Amidst widespread NBA trade speculation, rumors are swirling around a potential trade involving one of Kevin Durant's Phoenix Suns teammates, who was benched ahead of Monday's game.

This team built around Devin Booker and Kevin Durant has not worked. Will Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia spend on Jimmy Butler to find that out?

There was a stoppage in play as Lee was fouled by Pacers backup big Thomas Bryant with 2.9 seconds left. On the Suns broadcast, Grayson Allen and Booker are both standing up talking to each other with Mason Plumlee sitting on the bench between the two.

Jimmy Butler has been clashing with Pat Riley and the Miami Heat front office for weeks now, and after his recent suspension for conduct detrimental to the team