It has been a roller-coaster season for the Phoenix Suns this year. But this time, the drama wasn’t just on the scoreboard. While the Suns took a heavy 107-96 blow from the Lakers on March 16, Kevin Durant and head coach Mike Budenholzer were caught in a heated exchange.

A new report has surfaced hinting that the Suns could fire Mike Budenholzer in the offseason in hopes of retaining Kevin Durant.

Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in California by a score of 107-96. Durant finished the loss with 21 poin

The Suns got the lead down to single digits in the third, and got it down to eight after a triple by Royce O’Neale (10 points) after an 8-0 run through 7:04. After the Lakers pushed the lead back to 16, the Suns had another 7-0 surge that cut the Lakers' lead to nine at 1:40. The Suns continue to struggle on just 19.4% from the perimeter.

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has missed the franchise's last three games due to a groin strain suffered against the Boston Celtics on March 8, and he's now expected to miss another week as he recovers from the injury,