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The Phoenix Suns entered the 2020-21 campaign with some renewed optimism following their impeccable 8-0 run inside the NBA bubble last season. The acquisition of superstar point guard Chris Paul in the offseason proved to be the missing piece of the puzzle, as the Suns have raced to the second-best record in the Western Conference […]

Monday night’s action in the NBA features a matchup with two of the most exciting young teams in the league: the Memphis Grizzlies facing off against the Phoenix Suns. This will be the third time this season the Western Conference foes go toe-to-toe. After the Grizzlies escaped with a narrow four-point win in the first […]

Chris Paul has been a massive addition for the Phoenix Suns this 2020-21 season, and so Charles Barkley believes he has made a case for MVP thus far. Despite Barkley’s compliments for Paul, Shaquille O’Neal—to no one’s surprise—disagreed with Barkley’s notion of Paul being an MVP candidate. On Friday night, Joel Embiid suffered a scary […]

The Indiana Pacers will be traveling to the desert to take on the Phoenix Suns Saturday Night. This matchup sees a reeling Pacers team take on the 2nd ranked team in the entire NBA based on standings. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Pacers-Suns prediction and pick. This Suns team […]

Since joining the NBA six years ago, Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker is no stranger to putting up a lot of points. He’s averaging 24.9 points per game at the halfway point of the season, which isn’t even his highest scoring average of his career so far. But what has stood out for Booker […]

Phoenix Suns star guard Devin Booker casually put up 35 points in their win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday. Chris Paul, who by now should be used to Booker’s talents, is actually continually surprised. Per Duane Rankin of AZ Central, Paul had two words for Booker’s stellar performance in the Suns’ 127-121 victory […]

Vacation time for the NBA is over, and everyone is back to hating each other. Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns square off against Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers in each team’s first matchup after the All-Star break on Thursday night. Here’s the continuation of the odds and prediction series. Both teams are […]

Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker appears primed to re-join his team for Phoenix’s next game. The 24-year-old missed last Sunday’s All-Star Game due to injury, but according to Suns general manager James Jones, Booker’s knee problem does not appear to be anything serious. James played down Booker’s knee sprain, saying that the Suns guard should […]

With the way he’s playing right now, one would think that Phoenix Suns superstar Devin Booker would have been, at the very least, a Top 5 draft pick. This is not the case. In 2015, a then-19-year-old Booker actually fell all the way to 13th on draft night. In a recent appearance on the Basketball […]

Deandre Ayton was taken first overall in the 2018 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns, with his selection continuing to be a controversial topic. Now, Antonio Williams, a former scout of the Arizona-based team, revealed why Phoenix took Ayton over Luka Doncic and Trae Young during a one-on-one on the Basketball Network. During the interview, […]

Stephen Curry just threw the perfect lob on Sunday which ended with a rare Chris Paul alley-oop slam. The two Western Conference point guards connected on the incredible play in the second quarter of the 2021 All-Star Game and the entire world is shocked. Watch CP3 go way up on the Curry dime: Chris Paul […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry was having a fine Sunday evening. After coming away with his second 3-Point Contest trophy in epic fashion, Steph then proceeded to show off his hops with an epic alley-oop dunk during the actual All-Star Game. Here’s Curry finishing with a two-handed jam complete with an epic rim hang […]

Phoenix Suns point guard Chris Paul continues to make an impact on and off the floor as his decorated career progresses through the years. As president of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), Paul played a pivotal role in saving the lives of former players by way of the organization’s vote to pay for their […]

The Phoenix Suns has provided an official update on the injury status of Devin Booker, who was forced to sit out the upcoming All-Star Game in Atlanta. According to the Suns, per Gerald Bourguet of Fan Sided, Booker sustained a left knee sprain during Thursday’s game against the Golden State Warriors. Fortunately, the team noted […]

Phoenix Suns superstar Devin Booker was added to the All-Star roster last week, but now he will have to bow out due to an apparent left knee sprain. Booker was going to replace Anthony Davis, but he had to be substituted by Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. […]

The Golden State Warriors face off against the Phoenix Suns for just the second time this season. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Warriors-Suns prediction and pick. The Warriors currently hold an overall record of 19-17 and are 18-18 against the spread. Golden State is coming off a close loss to the Portland […]

One of the most controversial moments from Wednesday’s slate of games involved Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker. The two-time All-Star was ejected in a crucial juncture as the Suns took on the defending champs, the Los Angeles Lakers, in what many viewed to be a rather contentious call. Booker received two technical fouls for complaining […]

The Phoneix Suns played a terrific game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, beating them 114-104. However, Suns guard Devin Booker had an early exit as he was ejected in the third quarter. He received a double technical foul, leaving coach Monty Williams to lead the team to victory using his bench. According to […]

Of all of NBA legend Paul Pierce’s great moments, such as clutch shots and key plays, one that stands out or rather falls out was his wheelchair incident as a member of the Boston Celtics in the 2008 NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. Pierce had to leave the game supposedly from sustaining an […]

The Phoenix Suns showed their resiliency after they still managed to take down LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, 114-104, despite Devin Booker’s ejection midway through the third quarter. Last season, losing their star shooting guard could have spelled doom for Phoenix and made them crumble. But Chris Paul’s arrival and presence on the […]

Kevin Garnett is by no means the greatest ever player to dawn the Boston Celtics uniform. However, there’s no denying that he has to at least be mentioned when talking about the franchise’s all-time greats. After all, he did lead Boston to its first title in two decades when he and the likes of Paul […]

In Tuesday’s duel between the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns, Devin Booker and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had a couple of rough exchanges. The first one to strike was Booker who had a unique tactic to prevent KCP from getting open. He knows that KCP has that smooth stroke from deep. And so he did anything […]

After Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker’s controversial ejection on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Lakers, fans flocked to Twitter to share some of the funniest memes. NBA reporter Josiah Johnson hinted that Lakers owner Jeanie Buss might have something to do with Booker’s two quick technical fouls. How Jeanie Buss looking at the ref who […]

Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker was ejected late in the third quarter of Tuesday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers, raising confusion among fans, viewers and broadcasters as to what actually happened. While the events that transpired prior to the ejection were not immediately clear, a video of the incident has since gone viral, showing […]

Devin Booker’s ejection on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Lakers caught everyone by surprise, especially since he didn’t seem to do anything extreme. But a look at the replay from another angle may reveal the reason for the Phoenix Suns guard’s ejection. Peep the clip below and look at LeBron James’ and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s reactions. […]

Bye bye, Booker. Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker was unceremoniously ejected from their marquee matchup against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1366974098312736776?s=20 The actual altercation left even the announcers confused as Booker’s immediate reason for drawing the technicals wasn’t too clear. Everything happened to suddenly, with the getting tossed without the broadcast even […]

The Los Angeles Lakers took on the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday in a battle of two top-tier Western Conference teams. Only two games separate the Lakers from the Suns, who are right behind them at the no. 4 seed. During the game, Lakers point guard Dennis Schroder dusted off first-time All-Star Devin Booker not once, […]

New Arizona Cardinals defensive end JJ Watt is already doing everything he can for the city, even trying to recruit Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns to join the city’s NBA franchise, the Phoenix Suns. With Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray tweeting out a photo of himself alongside Watt from his senior year of high school, the […]

Phoenix Suns point guard Chris Paul is quite excited J.J. Watt has decided to follow him to Arizona. The “Point God” said Tuesday he and Suns’ shooting guard Devin Booker spoke about their excitement after Watt signed a two-year, $31 million deal with the Cardinals on Monday: “Me and Book talked about it yesterday — […]

James Harden is back in the MVP race. The Brooklyn Nets superstar forced himself into the discussion after his ridiculous month of February, for which he deservedly earned Eastern Conference Player of the Month honors. The 2018 NBA MVP was sparkling throughout Brooklyn’s 13 games in February and provided a huge spark for Steve Nash’s […]

The Phoenix Suns face off against the Los Angeles Lakers for a Pacific Division showdown on Tuesday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Suns-Lakers prediction and pick. The Suns currently hold a record of 22-11 both straight up and against the spread. Phoenix is coming off a win over the […]

Phoenix Suns big man Frank Kaminsky attended his post-game Zoom call rocking his teammate Deandre Ayton’s lavish iced out chain. The 27-year old revealed he asked the 2018 no. 1 overall pick if he could borrow the extravagant piece of jewelry before hopping on the virtual press conference. Kaminsky admitted he’s never put on something […]

After trailing by 12 points at the end of the first half against the Chicago Bulls, Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns took their play to another level in the next 24 minutes that followed to escape with a 106-97 victory. While Paul led the way with 14 points and 15 assists–finishing with a team-high […]

Chris Paul continues to turn back the clock with his amazing play for the Phoenix Suns this season. The 35-year-old floor general, who was recently named an All-Star for the 11th time in his storied career, completely fooled the Chicago Bulls defense with a nifty behind-the-back pass on Friday. In the first half of the […]

The Charlotte Hornets were able to narrowly defeat the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday, in large part due to clutch baskets from LaMelo Ball. In his post-game conference, James Borrego explained how Ball proved he’s a ‘winner’ against the Suns, via Rod Boone. James Borrego on LaMelo coming through in the fourth quarter and his improved […]

Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball proved that passing and supreme vision are inherent parts of his offensive arsenal. Against Phoenix Suns big man Deandre Ayton on Wednesday, Ball showed off his sick handles and finished the play with a slam dunk. Not only did he get by Ayton, but Ball had the presence of mind […]

Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker will be an All-Star in 2021 after all, as the Kentucky product has been selected to replace Los Angeles Lakers star power forward Anthony Davis in the NBA All-Star Game in Atlanta, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker has replaced Lakers’ Anthony Davis on […]

Who is ready for a matchup of point guards past and future? The Charlotte Hornets head to Phoenix to take on the Suns on Wednesday night, marking the first matchup between LaMelo Ball and Chris Paul. Let’s continue our NBA odds series and make a Hornets-Suns prediction and pick. Paul was named a Western Conference All-Star reserve on […]

Read the numbers: 24.7 points, 4.8 assists, shooting 50.1 percent from the field, 38.1 percent from 3, and 84.8 percent from the foul line. Doesn’t that scream NBA All-Star? Factor in the fact that his team holds the fourth-best record in the loaded Western Conference at 20-10, and that’s a recipe that almost assures anyone […]