It's no surprise to recent NBA retirees DeMarcus Cousins and Lou Williams that Phoenix Suns coach Mike Budenholzer abruptly removed Jusuf Nurkic from the starting lineup and rotation in January.

Enter Mike Budenholzer. The first-year head coach of the Suns and 2021 NBA champion was expected to shift the culture back to what is was back then from day one. Budenholzer brought in what was ...

Jusuf Nurkic, the Phoenix Suns center, expressed frustration with his current role under head coach Mike Budenholzer, revealing that the two “don’t have a relationship” amid his benching.

Furthermore, Nurkić revealed a somber truth about his relationship with head coach Mike Budenholzer. "We don't have a relationship," Nurkic said after Phoenix's victory over Washington on ...

Jusuf Nurkić and Mike Budenholzer aren’t in a good place. The Phoenix Suns center, who lost his starting job earlier this month alongside Bradley Beal, revealed that he went two months without ...

Suns center Jusuf Nurkic was unceremoniously benched. He has not played in nine straight Suns games, all by coach Mike Budenholzer’s decision. Prior to that, Budenholzer had moved Nurkic to a reserve ...

Unhappy with his status with the Phoenix Suns, center Jusuf Nurkic said he hasn't spoken with coach Mike Budenholzer in two months, going so far as to say the two "don't have a relationship." ...