Topic: Earl Watson

Newly acquired Milwaukee Bucks point guard Eric Bledsoe participated in the morning shootaround and will be in the starting lineup for Friday night's game against the San Antonio Spurs.

The Milwaukee Bucks are close to acquiring disgruntled point guard Eric Bledsoe from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for center Greg Monroe and a first-round draft pick, ESPN reported on Tuesday.

Phoenix Suns guard Eric Bledsoe was fined $10,000 by the NBA for a tweet from last month in which he said, "I don't want to be here."

NEW YORK -- Mike James is not your typical rookie making plays down the stretch in an NBA game.

Phoenix Suns point guard Eric Bledsoe was sent home, will not play in Monday night's game against the Sacramento Kings and likely has played his final game for the team, general manager Ryan McDonough told reporters Monday.

The Phoenix Suns didn't waste any time making a coaching change.

Zack Greinke showed the Arizona Diamondbacks the value of a proven stopper.

PHOENIX -- When Houston coach Mike D'Antoni found out that star James Harden would miss Sunday's game with the flu, he wasted no time putting heavy expectations on backup Patrick Beverley.

PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Portland Trail Blazers, playing for the first time since losing starting center Jusuf Nurkic to injury, kept winning Saturday night and moved closer to clinching an NBA playoff spot.

PHOENIX -- Blake Griffin and Chris Paul combined for 60 points to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 124-118 win over the slumping Phoenix Suns on Thursday.