"Suns guard Jason Richardson expects to play in tonight's home game against San Antonio despite a bruised right hand.

Richardson injured the hand in Saturday night's game at Denver and sat out of Monday's practice. He participated in today's morning shootaround, saying the hand felt "pretty good" after going through a game preparation walk-through and some shooting.

"Hey, I'm going to play," Richardson said. "I don't sit out unless I can't walk. So most likely, I'm playing."

The swelling on the back side of Richardson's hand had reduced by this morning. His range of motion in the hand improved also. He would play with a cushion taped to the hand, although he doubts he would want to keep it on for long.

"A little bit of pain but I'm a tough guy," Richardson said of how it felt this morning.

Officially, it will be a game-time decision when Richardson returns early to the arena this evening for more shooting."