Suns forward Marquese Chriss will miss Sunday's game against the Charlotte Hornets for a "rules violation," according to General Manager Ryan McDonough.
ESPN reported that Chriss will be suspended one game for a "verbal altercation" with the team's strength coach following Friday's 129-97 loss to the Utah Jazz. The argument was over a postgame routine Chriss is supposed to do, ESPN said.
Neither McDonough nor interim coach Jay Triano would talk specifically about the incident.
But Triano said Chriss is not suspended. McDonough said Chriss is being given a "cooling off" period.
Chriss was not at Saturday's practice.