I was told yesterday that Houston hadn’t talked to Phoenix since last week, and that call didn’t go particularly well.”

In a conversation taped midday Friday, The Athletic’s Sam Amick said this (on The Athletic NBA Daily) regarding the state of talks between the Rockets and Suns: I was told yesterday (Thursday)

As the Houston Rockets pursue a difference-making scorer to elevate them in the Western Conference hierarchy next season, they appear to be willing to engage the Phoenix Suns in a staring contest about the asking price for Kevin Durant.