Suns guard Bradley Beal is doubtful for Thursday's game against the Wizards after spraining his ankle in Tuesday's loss.

Bradley Beal’s fiery exchange with Mike Budenholzer fuels Suns' resurgence, showcasing his leadership and adaptability in a new bench role.

The timing is especially unfortunate for the Hornets, who had just recently gotten their top four scorers healthy together for the first time all season.

The Suns got a defensive stop with Booker grabbing a rebound that led to Royce O’Neale, back after missing time with an ankle sprain, hitting a corner 3 off a Beal assist that led to Charlotte calling a timeout with 41.5 seconds left.

The Charlotte Hornets traded backup center Nick Richards and a second-round draft pick to the Phoenix Suns for guard Josh Okogie and three second-round draft picks on Wednesday night.

The only way Phoenix can trade the star guard is if he approves of the team. He's got to waive the clause, which means he'd be in favor of the team he's landing with. However, ESPN analyst and insider Brian Windhorst recently gave the verdict as to whether the guard will waive his no-trade clause.

The Phoenix Suns will be shorthanded on Thursday against the Washington Wizards, as they ruled out guard Bradley Beal with a left ankle sprain.

Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal has been ruled out of Thursday’s game against his former team, the Washington Wizards, at Capital One Arena with a left ankle sprain. Beal rolled his ankle in the third quarter of Tuesday’s loss at Atlanta battling for a rebound with David Roddy,

The Suns are starting Tyus Jones, Devin Booker, rookie Ryan Dunn, Kevin Durant and Mason Plumlee for a fourth straight game. The Suns are 2-1 with this lineup since Suns coach Mike Budenholzer benched Bradley Beal and Jusuf Nurkic and replaced them in the lineup with Dunn and Plumlee.

Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal had another impressive outing off the bench on Thursday, going for 25 points and seven rebounds on 11 of 16 from the field in a win over the Atlanta Hawks. That was Beal's second 25-point outing since he was removed from the starting lineup earlier this month.

A team like the Charlotte Hornets loom large over the next month as they await to help facilitate other trades for future draft capital.