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Suns season reaches point of no return with Bradley Beal benching

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Gerald Bourguet
January 6, 2025
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Oct 25, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal (3) and center Jusuf Nurkic (20) react against the Los Angeles Lakers during the first half at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Hui-Imagn Images

For the first time since 2016, and for just the 35th time in his 772-game career, Bradley Beal will be coming off the bench Monday night. And for the Phoenix Suns, this decision represents a point of no return in their 2024-25 season -- and possibly for this current "Big 3" era of Suns basketball in general.
With Phoenix mired in a 6-16 skid after a promising 9-2 start to the season, it was clear that something had to change. Over the last few weeks, the team had strung together too many lifeless performances, accentuated by poor body language, inconsistent effort and execution, and inexcusable losses to shorthanded, underwhelming opponents.
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