Clippers' Nicolas Batum: Won't start Saturday

Batum is not in the Clippers' starting lineup against the Suns on Saturday, independent NBA writer Justin Russo reports.

Batum has started in each of the Clippers' last two games, but he'll come off the bench Saturday as James Harden (illness) returns from a one-game absence. Batum hasn't scored more than three points in any of the first eight games of the regular season.