Diabate (illness) is available for Friday's game against the Bulls. Diabate will play through an illness for the Hornets on Friday, and he's in line to make his first appearance in the NBA since a Dec.

Phoenix Suns (16-18, 12th in the Western Conference) vs ... averaging 45.9 boards. Moussa Diabate paces the Hornets with 6.8 rebounds. The Suns are 6-10 in road games. Phoenix has a 4-2 record ...

Phoenix Suns (16-18, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (7-27 ... Charlotte leads the Eastern Conference in rebounding, averaging 45.9 boards. Moussa Diabate paces the Hornets with 6.8 rebounds. The Suns are 6-10 in road games.

ABILENE, Texas (AP) — Dominique Daniels Jr. scored 17 points as California Baptist beat Abilene Christian 60-54 on Saturday night.

The Charlotte Hornets are back in action tonight at 9:30 pm EST. They have one more road game before returning home, and it's against the Chicago Bulls. This game will cap a very eventful trip away from home,

Nick Richards walking out the door opens up a world of possibilities for Moussa Diabate. The center on a two-way deal made waves with his early season output as he tormented opposing big men on the boards with relentless energy and inch perfect positioning on long rebounds.

The Phoenix Suns have made a trade. No, not that trade. Jimmy Butler remains a member of the Miami Heat for the time being, but even as the Suns continue to try to pry him away, they have managed to make a deal of another sort by acquiring Charlotte Hornets center Nick Richards along with a 2025 Denver Nuggets second-round pick for Josh Okogie and three second-round picks: two from the Nuggets (2026 and 2031) along with a Suns original (2031).

Charlotte Hornets (8-27, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (18-19, 11th in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Sunday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Suns -7; over/under is 224 BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte travels to Phoenix looking to stop its six-game road skid.

Sacramento now holds a 20-20 record and they currently sit ninth in the Western Conference standings. While Christie has been a huge part of the turnaround, so has their star center Domantas Sabonis.

St. Louis Blues (21-20-4, in the Central Division) St. Louis; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues and the Calgary Flames square off in Western Conference action. St. Louis is 21 ...

The Kings center and Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland were named Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for their big games last week. Sacramento Kings center ...

New Orleans Pelicans (8-32, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (18-21, 10th in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Nikola Vucevic and the Chicago Bulls ...