Rule No. 12 of the NBA rulebook lays out all the ways the league can punish players for inappropriate conduct on the court. Just a technical foul leads to a $2,000 fine, which can become a much larger sum if the league decides to punish the player for inflammatory comments at the Commissioner's discretion.

T he Phoenix Suns blew a 22-point, fourth-quarter lead in a 124-122 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday, Nov. 16, before a stunned sellout crowd of 17,071 at Mortgage Matchup Center. The loss snapped a five-game win streak for Phoenix (8-6) while Atlanta (9-5) extended its winning streak to five in a row..

The Phoenix Suns continue without injured star guard Jalen Green for upcoming games against the Atlanta Hawks, Portland Trail Blazers and Minnesota Timberwolves. The Suns announced Nov. 11 that Green will be re-evaluated in four to six weeks with a right hamstring strain.

It doesn't take long watching the Phoenix Suns to see how much buy-in they have for their head coach Jordan Ott and how he wants them to play basketball.

The Atlanta Hawks (8-5) conclude their 4-game West Coast road trip with a Sunday game against the Phoenix Suns (8-5). Tip-off from Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, Arizona, is set for 8 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the Hawks vs. Suns odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.

Sam Smith and NBA champion coach Phil Jackson's "Masters of the Game: A Conversational History of the NBA in 75 Players" mentions Phoenix Suns.

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