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Phoenix Suns head coach Frank Vogel made it clear that there’s no place in the NBA for such actions committed Tuesday night by Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green. “Just looked like a reckless and dangerous play. I’m sensitive to our guys getting hit on plays like that. So I didn’t like it, the refs […]

The Golden State Warriors absorbed yet another loss Tuesday night, as they fell prey to the Kevin Durant-less Phoenix Suns on the road. The Warriors went toe to tow with the hosts until the end, but they did not have one of their key players on the floor down the stretch, with Klay Thompson getting […]

The Phoenix Suns were pushed to the limit in a wild game against the Golden State Warriors Tuesday night, and center Jusuf Nurkic was pushed to his own personal limits after an incident involving Draymond Green. The two men got tangled up before Green wildly flailed his arm and struck Nurkic in the face. The […]

Draymond Green might be awaiting another suspension a quarter into the season. The Golden State Warriors star not only had a costly foul against Phoenix Suns’ Jusuf Nurkic but also may have put him in a lot of pain. Richard Jefferson saw this and did not appreciate the swing that he took in the middle […]

The Phoenix Suns topped the Golden State Warriors 119-116 on Tuesday night in a game that will be remembered more for Draymond Green punching Jusuf Nurkic in the head than the final outcome. Green and Nurkic were battling for position early in the third in a physical, but not out of the ordinary play. The […]

The Golden State Warriors fell to the Phoenix Suns 119-116 on Tuesday night at Footprint Center, squandering yet another double-digit lead. Here are three in-depth reactions from the Dubs’ sixth straight road loss. Draymond Green has lost the plot What else can you even say? Draymond Green’s well-earned reputation and checkered history had nothing to […]

Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and Bradley Beal still have to share the floor this season for the Phoenix Suns, but at least Beal has finally entered back into active duty Tuesday night versus Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors at home. This game is also the first since Nov. 12 of Beal, who announced […]

The Phoenix Suns’ mediocre 12-10 record could be startling to some, but this team is not too concerned about its December standing. Although a surge will eventually be necessary, every move they make is predicated on reaching the NBA Finals. That big-picture goal has caused the organization to exercise extreme caution with Bradley Beal. The […]

Weeks ago, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr ranted about how loud the music was in the Footprint Center. Wanting to have the last laugh, the Phoenix Suns’ arena DJ recently produced a remix of Kerr’s rant in an attempt to troll the Warriors coach. When asked how he felt about the remix, Kerr […]

The Phoenix Suns are preparing for their third showdown this season against the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night, a chance to move to 3-0 against their rivals this season. Aside from the starpower that will participate in this game, all the headlines surrounding the Suns revolve around Bradley Beal and his return from a […]

The Golden State Warriors travel to the desert to take on the Phoenix Suns Tuesday night. This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Warriors-Suns prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Warriors are under .500, and they have not shown signs […]

The Phoenix Suns are looking to finally get one of their key pieces to what they hope is a championship puzzle back on Tuesday night, as All-Star guard Bradley Beal is getting closer to his return. Beal, who has missed the Suns’ last 12 games due to a back injury, has only played in three […]

Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal is back, and not backed out, from playing.  Beal will make his return in a Suns uniform Tuesday against the Golden State Warriors. Beal has played in only three games through 22 contests.  “It’s been a game of patience,” said Beal, who was listed out for the last three weeks […]

Nobody could have predicted the first-ever NBA In-Season Tournament being as successful as it was. There was so much chatter about if players would actually compete and if there was enough motivation early on in the season for everyone to care about this in-season tournament, yet here we are wondering how the NBA is going […]

The new Phoenix Suns Big 3 has the most scarce time on the floor together. But, that might change for the Frank Vogel-led squad. Bradley Beal is eyeing a return and it could be a much-needed one, as they face Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors next. Beal is now expected to return by […]

We’re back with yet another prediction and pick for our next NBA matchup as we turn our attention towards this next game between top contenders in the Western Conference. The Sacramento Kings (11-8) will visit the Phoenix Suns (12-7) for the first meeting of the season between the two teams. Check out our NBA odds series for our Kings-Suns […]

The Phoenix Suns lost to the Los Angeles Lakers Tuesday night in In-Season Tournament action, causing Suns fans, coaches and players to reevaluate themselves going forward. Devin Booker got brutally honest about a controversial Lakers timeout many believe was a violation that was not called. Fellow superstar Kevin Durant downplayed the situation, saying ‘That’s one […]

Los Angeles Lakers fans are no strangers to seeing boxing icon Floyd Mayweather show up at Crypto.com Arena to watch an NBA game. With LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and the Lakers playing Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and the Phoenix Suns in a high-stakes NBA In-Season Tournament game, the undefeated boxing champ made sure he didn’t […]

The Phoenix Suns were officially eliminated from the In-Season Tournament on Tuesday night with a 106-103 loss in the quarterfinals to the Los Angeles Lakers. But, it didn’t come without controversy. With around seven seconds left, LeBron James called a timeout on what appeared to be a loose ball and the Suns were furious, especially […]

It’s always a challenge to introduce new ideas to spice up proceedings in professional sports, as athletes are creatures of habit and tradition. So when the NBA introduced the In-Season Tournament, not everyone was a fan. It felt gimmicky, and it felt like the league was just scraping the bottom of the barrel when it […]

For much of the Phoenix Suns’ quarterfinals clash against the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA In-Season Tournament on Tuesday night, it was a back-and-forth affair, with Kevin Durant and LeBron James, being the ageless wonders that they are, trading one haymaker after another, with each star dropping 31 points each. Even Austin Reaves stole […]

Anything can happen in a one-game playoff, but Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant is backing LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers to go all the way and become the champion of the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament. The Lakers have taken the competition very seriously, with James bringing a high level of intensity in their […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, make no mistake about it, earned their 106-103 win over the Phoenix Suns in the quarterfinals of the NBA In-Season Tournament on Tuesday night. However, there was much controversy surrounding this victory, as in the dying embers of the game, the Suns appeared to have a golden chance to tie the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are already hard enough to beat in crunchtime, thanks to the possession-to-possession orchestration and greatness of LeBron James, supported by Anthony Davis’ all-encompassing defense and Austin Reaves’ big nuts. When they’re also on the receiving end of a pivotal late whistle? Their opponent — the Phoenix Suns, in the In-Season Tournament quarterfinal […]

LeBron James was masterful to lead his Los Angeles Lakers into the NBA In-Season Tournament semifinals after a thrilling 106-103 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night. James shared a great answer when asked why the NBA’s newest form of competition has been bringing the best out of its players. “We have an opportunity […]

LeBron James is winning his battle against Father Time. He will inevitably have to surrender to the natural progression of human biology, but that’s not happening yet. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar once again flexed his muscles and led his team to a huge 106-103 win in the quarterfinals of the NBA In-Season Tournament Tuesday […]

Entering the 2023-24 season, nearly five years have passed since the last time Kevin Durant squared off against LeBron James. Before the Phoenix Suns battled against the Los Angeles Lakers on October 26, 2023, the last matchup between two of the greatest small forwards of all time came on December 25, 2018. But this season, […]

The Phoenix Suns shot 27 fewer shots, committed 20 turnovers and still had a chance to win their NBA In-Season Tournament game Tuesday against the Los Angeles Lakers. The Suns, who lost 106-103 and will host the Sacramento Kings Friday, trailed 105-103 with 11 seconds left. Phoenix forced a turnover from Lakers guard Austin Reaves, […]

The NBA In-Season Tournament got teams playing with playoff intensity in December; that level of play was exactly what fans got from the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night in the quarterfinals of the tournament. In the fourth quarter, the Lakers and the Suns were trading haymakers, with Austin Reaves having the […]

Phoenix Suns guard Eric Gordon is available for the team’s NBA In-Season Tournament quarterfinal game against the Los Angeles Lakers, coach Frank Vogel confirmed. Gordon, who is averaging 14.7 points on 47.2 percent shooting (41.3 percent from 3-point range) and has started 14 of 18 games he has played in, missed the Suns’ 116-109 win […]

The moment Kevin Durant walked off the then-named American Airlines Arena after his Oklahoma City Thunder lost Game 5 of the NBA Finals versus LeBron James and the Miami Heat, a historic rivalry began. It just didn’t continue on the NBA Finals-floor for another five years. Durant signed with the Golden State Warriors and faced […]

PHOENIX — The Suns are entering their first NBA In-Season Tournament with a 12-8 record, good for fourth place in the Western Conference but not where the team wants to be in search of its first-ever championship. Coach Frank Vogel, who coached the Los Angeles Lakers to a 2020 championship, is playing his former team […]

The Phoenix Suns have had a solid start to the 2023-24 NBA basketball season. The Suns have a record of 12-8 and are fourth in the Western Conference standings. Kevin Durant and Devin Booker have been on an offensive clinic. Durant praised his partner in crime amid the team’s successful start. Kevin Durant gives Devin […]

NBA legend Rasheed Wallace knows a little something about greatness. Wallace was a great player himself, of course, and he went up against some of the best to ever play in NBA history, like Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and LeBron James. For right now, though, Wallace has a strong opinion about who the best player […]

Devin Booker has been a star player for the Phoenix Suns for a long time now, going back to before they were contenders in the Western Conference, and now Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett are advocating for him to be in the MVP conversation for this season after seeing how he has performed so far. […]

The Phoenix Suns secured the West’s wild card spot for the inaugural NBA 2023-24 in-season tournament. Phoenix, the No. 4 seed and runner-up in the A group, will play the winner of that pool and Pacific Division rival Los Angeles Lakers. The Suns, who have arguably the NBA’s best star trio with Devin Booker, Bradley […]

The atmosphere will be electric at Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday for the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament quarterfinals clash between the Los Angeles Lakers (12-9) and Phoenix Suns (12-8). After being deprived of a LeBron James-vs.-Kevin Durant matchup for nearly six years, we’ll be getting our third of the fall. The Lakers thoroughly dominated West Group […]

The NBA’s first ever in-season tournament is underway with a matchup between the Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers. Our NBA odds series continues with a Suns-Lakers prediction and pick. After snapping their season-long seven-game win streak with back-to-back losses, the Phoenix Suns got back on track on Saturday night. In this home game against […]

The Phoenix Suns are heading into their Tuesday night matchup against longtime rival Los Angeles Lakers with a chance to advance to the semifinals of the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament, booking a spot in Las Vegas for the competition’s final four. With Bradley Beal out due to a back injury, the Suns will be in […]