I 'don't have a relationship' with HC Mike Budenholzer

DeMarcus Cousins' eye-opening take on Suns' Jusuf Nurkic-Mike Budenholzer drama
The Suns drama between Jusuf Nurkic and Mike Budenholzer had some interesting analysis from DeMarcus Cousins about Nurkic's role.
Suns' Jusuf Nurkić: I 'don't have a relationship' with HC Mike Budenholzer
Furthermore, Nurkić revealed a somber truth about his relationship with head coach Mike Budenholzer. "We don't have a relationship," Nurkic said after Phoenix's victory over Washington on ...
Suns' Jusuf Nurkic says he and Mike Budenholzer didn't speak for two months: 'We don't have a relationship'
Veteran center Jusuf Nurkic was benched earlier this season, and in a perfect world, the Suns would love to use his $18.1 million salary to land a difference-maker. In the meantime, though, he is still a member of the Suns and is working through those difficult circumstances.
Benched Suns center Jusuf Nurkić didn’t talk to coach Mike Budenholzer for 2 months: ‘We don't have a relationship’
Jusuf Nurkić and Mike Budenholzer aren’t in a good place. The Phoenix Suns center, who lost his starting job earlier this month alongside Bradley Beal, revealed that he went two months without speaking with his head coach.
Jusuf Nurkic Claims He And Mike Budenholzer 'Don't Have A Relationship'
Jusuf Nurkic was incredibly open about how his current standing with Mike Budenholzer has impacted his playing career.
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Suns’ Jusuf Nurkic Drops Giant Truth Bomb On Having “No Relationship” With Coach Mike Budenholzer
Despite having played one season and being part of the ongoing 2024-25 NBA season, his relationship with head coach Mike Budenholzer has not been good. Ahead of Saturday’s matchup against the ...
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Suns center Jusuf Nurkic says of coach Mike Budenholzer, ‘We don’t have a relationship’
Suns center Jusuf Nurkic was unceremoniously benched. He has not played in nine straight Suns games, all by coach Mike Budenholzer’s decision. Prior to that, Budenholzer had moved Nurkic to a ...
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Suns' Jusuf Nurkic says he, Budenholzer 'don't have relationship'
Unhappy with his status with the Phoenix Suns, center Jusuf Nurkic said he hasn't spoken with coach Mike Budenholzer in two months, going so far as to say the two "don't have a relationship." ...
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Jusuf Nurkic, coach Mike Budenholzer didn't talk for two months
Nurkic said he and Suns coach Mike Budenholzer didn’t talk for two months. This is consistent with him saying Budenholzer didn’t inform him about a decision not to play him Jan. 9 against ...
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Report: Tensions rise as Nurkic, Budenholzer ‘didn’t talk for 2 months’
In what has been a whirlwind of a season for Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic, Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic reported Saturday that Suns coach Mike Budenholzer and the estranged big man a ...
Phoenix Suns talked with Atlanta Hawks, other NBA teams about Jusuf Nurkic trade
The Phoenix Suns have four bigs on the roster, including newly acquired 7-footer Nick Richards. Nurkic was moved to the bench ...
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Mike Budenholzer on what broke the camel's back to bench Jusuf Nurkic: 'I wouldn't put it in those kind of drastic terms'
“Overall, our execution wasn’t good enough against the zone. Our aggressiveness, I think, needs to be better. They used it effectively tonight.” Suns coach Mike Budenholzer on Cleveland’s ...
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Nurkic Lashes Out: ‘We Don’t Have a Relationship’ With Suns Coach Budenholzer, Frustration Mounts Over Role
Jusuf Nurkic, the Phoenix Suns center, expressed frustration with his current role under head coach Mike Budenholzer, revealing that the two “don’t have a relationship” amid his benching.