Sacramento Kings forward Jae Crowder responded to a question Wednesday on X, formerly known as Twitter, in addressing why he didn't play his final season with the Phoenix Suns in 2022-23. Crowder was asked if it was over a "conflict" with former Suns coach Monty Williams and if he still wouldn't have been in Phoenix if that wasn't the case.

October 29, 2014; Sacramento, CA, USA; Sacramento Kings head coach Michael Malone (left) instructs center DeMarcus Cousins (15) during the fourth quarter against the Golden State Warriors at Sleep Train Arena. The Warriors defeated the Kings 95-77.

Phoenix sits with a 27-32 record and are completely out of the postseason picture as of today. The Suns are 3.5 games back from the tenth-place Sacramento Kings. Things simply are not great in Phoenix - and after their loss to New Orleans, a few key names were asked how the Suns can change things around:

The Suns are now sitting at 27-32 with just over a month left in the season following a majorly disappointing 124-116 defeat at the hands of the New Orleans Pelicans last night.

Mike Budenholzer was brutally honest about the Suns downward spiral coming out of the All-Star break and losing Thursday's game.

The Phoenix Suns have made a significant injury decision on Bradley Beal ahead of Friday night's game against the New Orleans Pelicans.

The Phoenix Suns are in the thick of the NBA's play-in race and, as it stands right now, are on the outside looking in.

TV, radio, odds, injury reports and more as the Sacramento Kings prepare to face the Utah Jazz at Delta Center.

Teams trending in opposite directions clash when the New Orleans Pelicans battle the Phoenix Suns in a Western Conference matchup on Thursday. New Orleans is coming off a 109-103 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday,