Phoenix Suns Articles - Page 118

A few days away from training camp, Phoenix Suns star DeAndre Ayton speaks up on potentially not having Devin Booker in camp due to COVID-19. Just this week, Booker confirmed that he just tested positive for the virus and has officially entered the league’s health and safety protocol. Ayton, who’s been Booker’s partner-in-crime for the […]

Chris Paul’s winning mentality is just different, and it’s one of the reasons why the rest of the NBA should keep an eye on the Phoenix Suns. Over the past couple of years, Paul has developed a reputation for being a franchise-altering player for young teams. He showed it with the Oklahoma City Thunder after […]

Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker tested positive for COVID-19, which is the reason why he was put into the league’s health and safety protocol heading into training camp. The Suns announced on Sunday that Booker won’t be able to participate in Monday’s Media Day and at the start of training camp because of the protocol. […]

The Phoenix Suns surprised the world with their playoff run last season. However, ahead of training camp for the 2021-22 season, the Suns are dealing with a momentary setback with star guard Devin Booker entering health and safety protocols ahead of Monday’s Media Day. Here’s the press release: Official announcement. https://t.co/c7R3Nz6ISc pic.twitter.com/gDVbC51oRK — Duane Rankin […]

Former NBA star Cedric Ceballos was in the hospital for a while in a tough battle with COVID-19, and the way he tells it, he was very close to not making it. However, his latest update is a joyous one. Ceballos took to Twitter Tuesday to announce that he’s out of the hospital “after 20 […]

Klay Thompson is set to return to the Golden State Warriors in 2021-22, and his former teammate and now Phoenix Suns center JaVale McGee thinks the rest of the NBA should be worried. After all, for McGee, the “old” Klay will definitely make his appearance. McGee’s reasoning is simple: Thompson sustained a torn ACL in […]

The Phoenix Suns shocked the world last season, as Devin Booker and Chris Paul led them to the NBA Finals. The Suns lost in six games to the Milwaukee Bucks, but fans are optimistic that they’ll be able to replicate that success and make it to the Finals again. However, if you ask former Suns […]

Superstar point guard Chris Paul was a big part of JaVale McGee’s decision to join the Phoenix Suns. The Point God’s virtuoso performance in the Suns’ road to the NBA Finals made a lasting mark on McGee. And in a recent episode of “Club Shay Shay” with Shannon Sharpe, the three-time NBA champion couldn’t help […]

The idea of a player-coach used to baffle JaVale McGee, but his experience playing alongside LeBron James gave him an epiphany on the rare designation. The Phoenix Suns center was a guest on Shannon Sharpe’s “Club Shay Shay,” along with his mother Pamela, where he shared how James made him realize what being a player-coach […]

The Phoenix Suns are coming off a splendid 2020-21 campaign that saw them, not just break their 10-year postseason, but make the NBA Finals as well. Even though they lost the championship to the Milwaukee Bucks in six hard-fought games, the Suns deserve credit for putting together a successful campaign. No doubt, Phoenix wants to […]

New Phoenix Suns center JaVale McGee didn’t have the best relationship with Los Angeles Lakers icon Shaquille O’Neal, but he has nothing but respect for Shaq the basketball player. In his interview with Shannon Sharpe on Club Shay Shay, McGee revealed his Top 4 players of all time. After mentioning Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan and […]

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a big fan of the way Steve Nash played the game. That’s why he views himself as something of a second coming of the Hall of Famer. Via GQ’s Tyler R Tynes: “Me?” he says, casting a devilish little grin. “Well, I’m the Black Steve Nash.” That’s […]

The arrival of star guard Chris Paul last season immediately turned things around for the Phoenix Suns. After their stellar run in the NBA Bubble, the Suns needed one more piece to push them to the top. As we all saw, CP3 was that guy. But aside from Paul, another integral addition for the Suns […]

It’s no secret that JaVale McGee and Shaquille O’Neal are not the best of friends. The Phoenix Suns big man has featured on the infamous Shaqtin’ A Fool segment way too many times, and Shaq himself has been relentless in his criticism of McGee. JaVale recently made an appearance on Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay and […]

Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker and now-long-time girlfriend Kendall Jenner are quickly emerging as one of the NBA’s most high-profile power couples. It clearly has a lot to do with Jenner’s immense popularity throughout the globe, while Booker is no doubt one of the brightest young stars in the league right now. Jenner recently made […]

The Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame is a prestigious honor. Only the best and the most iconic players in the history of basketball are granted entry into this exclusive list. Every year, a select group of players, coaches, and other notable figures in basketball are allowed entry into the Hall and are immortalized forever in […]

Despite a heartbreaking NBA Finals defeat, the Phoenix Suns undoubtedly had one of their best seasons in nearly three decades. Obviously, they failed to reach their ultimate goal of winning a championship. And while injuries played a major role to their path to the Finals, they still deserve credit for their surprising playoff run in […]

One of the most exciting aspects of the NBA is watching young players bloom before our eyes. Throughout their careers, players distiguish themselves by taking various leaps. There of course is the leap from college to pro, where players prove that they’re indeed cut out to play in the greatest basketball league in the world. […]

Free agency can be a chaotic period for many out-of-contract NBA players as they scour their options and decide on just what to do next in their careers. For JaVale McGee, he once again became a free agent in August, and there is a unique reason for his decision to sign with the Phoenix Suns. […]

After the Phoenix Suns made a historic run all the way to the NBA Finals, they made sure to lock up arguably their most important player other than Devin Booker, handing Chris Paul a four-year, $120 million extension. While CP3 certainly had options elsewhere, he ultimately decided to stay with the Suns, who heavily benefited […]

A wise philosopher once said: We not double-teaming in open gym. That wise philosopher, of course, is Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker. He made the memorable remark in 2019 during an offseason pickup game. The video of it quickly went viral, with some NBA players even roasting Booker for it. Now, it seems he’s going […]

Chris Paul is no stranger to postseason heartbreak. The 16-year NBA veteran has been through playoff hell and back, most recently falling short in the NBA Finals with the Phoenix Suns. But before that, Paul went through a similar heartbreak with the Houston Rockets. Paul recently appeared on the No Chill with Gilbert Arenas show, […]

Phoenix Suns All-Star Devin Booker and his girlfriend Kendall Jenner were reportedly made witness to a road accident that proved to be fatal. According to Teresa Roca of The U.S. Sun, the Suns star was traveling with Jenner last week in Biloxi, Mississippi, when traffic reached a standstill. The couple exited the vehicle and caught […]

After coming up short in the NBA Finals last season, the Phoenix Suns have kept their foot on the accelerator this offseason in hopes of getting right back to the big stage. Priority number one for the Suns was resigning Chris Paul, which they did this offseason. Now, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic, […]

Nobody saw the Phoenix Suns coming last season. Sure the addition of Chris Paul would up their win total, but a 51-21 record for second best in the entire NBA didn’t seem remotely possible. The Suns had missed the playoffs for a decade straight of seasons, which points to how valuable CP3’s influence has been, […]

Chris Paul is widely credited for being an integral piece in the Phoenix Suns’ memorable NBA Finals run last season. Many believe that it was his leadership that turned this team around. As it turns out, CP3’s influence on the Suns also involved an early-season squabble with teammate Deandre Ayton. According to Paul himself, he […]

Phoenix Suns star Chris Paul finally made it to the NBA Finals for the first time in his career this past season. CP3 and the Suns fell short against the Milwaukee Bucks, which had to hurt a lot after blowing a 2-0 lead. While Paul admits as much, the Suns veteran now just can’t wait […]

The Phoenix Suns didn’t do much to shake up their roster in the offseason. After losing to the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2021 Finals, they’ve only added Landry Shamet, JaVale McGee, Elfrid Payton and re-signed Frank Kaminsky and Cam Payne. It seems that the reigning Western Conference champions are content with running it back—which is […]

Charles Barkley and Scottie Pippen have been retired from the NBA for 1985986 years now, but they continue to stir a buzz with their controversial statements. Both Hall of Fame members have never been shy about expressing their opinions on various subjects, NBA-related or not. But for Barkley and Pippen, trash-talking each other is the […]

The Phoenix Suns are coming off a tremendous season where they made a historic run all the way to the NBA Finals. Although Phoenix fell short of the ultimate goal, their fans were extremely supportive the entire way through. In celebration of the Mexican routes within the state of Arizona and all of their Mexican-American […]

Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams recently opened up about the Phoenix Suns’ crushing NBA Finals loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. The 49-year-old revealed several details that contributed to Phoenix’s downfall, with one of them being Chris Paul’s wrist injury. CP3 was playing through a considerable injury throughout the Finals, which was perhaps the biggest […]

Following the defeat to the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Finals, Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams did something unprecedented that is rarely seen. Williams walked into the Milwaukee locker room after the Game 6 and series loss and congratulated Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks. Williams was put under the microscope for the move as […]

The Phoenix Suns exceeded expectations last season when they ended up in the NBA Finals. After failing to reach the playoffs in 2019-20, the addition of Chris Paul was viewed as an absolute boost. Pundits, though, didn’t see the Suns lording it over the entire Western Conference in spite of their Point God addition. The […]

The Phoenix Suns are coming off a fairly improbable run that resulted in them reaching the NBA Finals a year ago. This season, the Suns will bring back most of their core from last year with dreams of getting all the way to the mountain top. Based off what they accomplished last year, the schedule […]

Coming off a surprise run to the NBA Finals, the Phoenix Suns are looking to build on that success during the 2021-22 NBA season, hoping to win a championship for the first time in franchise history. In this post, we’re making or Suns predictions for the upcoming season, even if they are admittedly way-too-early. Now […]

The Phoenix Suns already tasted the bitter agony of rejection during the NBA Finals against the Milwaukee Bucks. Now Jae Crowder allegedly just took yet another L. The Suns forward was caught sliding into the DM’s of a certain Instagram model. But instead of getting a flirtatious message right back, his attempt to hook up […]

It’s the offseason but Devin Booker keeps on winning. Not to be outdone by Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green and Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo’s gold medal flex in the Las Vegas Summer League, the Phoenix Suns star took it a notch higher with the help of Kendall Jenner. In Booker’s Instagram post, a […]

The Phoenix Suns had a pretty quiet off season after just being two wins away from winning the championship. It seems like the reigning Western Conference champions want to run it back, led by Chris Paul (who signed a fresh four year deal with them) and rising star Devin Booker. A mistake the Suns could […]

The Phoenix Suns are coming off one of their best seasons in franchise history. Unfortunately, they came just two wins short of taking home the Larry O’Brien trophy to Phoenix. The Suns are undoubtedly motivated to make another run at the title next season by bringing back their own key free agents and signing additional […]