Kevin Durant had not played in 18 days, a stretch in which the Phoenix Suns won one game in seven tries, falling from the top of the Western Conference to the middle. Teammate Bradley Beal had not played in nearly as long,

The Phoenix Suns reportedly will have their stars Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal back in the lineup for Tuesday’s NBA Cup game against the Los Angeles Lakers ( 10 p.m. ET, TNT ). Both Durant and Beal have been sidelined for multiple weeks dealing with calf strain injuries.