Bradley Beal and Tyus Jones will face their former team, the Washington Wizards, on Thursday at Capital One Arena. “It’s always fun, second home,” said Beal, who scored 15,391 points for the Wizards, second only to Hall of Famer Elvin Hayes with 15,551.

Even against the bottom of the barrel, you still see the Phoenix Suns' problems, as evidenced by their win over the Washington Wizards.

The Phoenix Suns (19-20) play the second of their five-game road trip at the Washington Wizards (6-32) on Thursday.

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PHOENIX -- Newest Phoenix Suns center Nick Richards won't be suiting up tonight against the Washington Wizards. After being acquired Wednesday from the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Josh Okogie and three second-round picks, Richards is listed on the injury report as out (not with team).

As everyone lowered on the 2024 NBA Draft class, the Washington Wizards zagged, picking up three talented rookies to add to its rebuild and build a foundation of young talent to join Bilal Coulibaly from the 2023 NBA Draft.

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Take a look at the upcoming Washington Wizards vs. Phoenix Suns game with prediction, lineups, and the latest injury updates.

The Washington Wizards are getting ready to face off against the Phoenix Suns tonight, but before the game, a slight change was made to the road team's roster.

The Suns are still without Jusuf Nurkic, who has yet to join the team on this five-game road trip because he’s been out with the flu. He'll miss a third straight game on Thursday.

Then with the Cleveland Cavaliers, he had road games in Sacramento and Phoenix on the days before and after the Buckeyes’ title game against the Ducks. James flew to Dallas, got back to Arizona at about 12:30 a.m., and scored 33 points against the Suns the next evening.