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The Phoenix Suns travel to the Motor City to take on the Detroit Pistons for some Sunday afternoon basketball. This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Suns-Pistons prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Suns are 1-4 since beating the Golden […]

Coming into the 2023-24 NBA season, the Phoenix Suns were supposed to be one of the league’s title contenders. With a star trio of Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal, the Suns have hopes of making a run to the NBA Finals. So far though, it’s been a rocky start to the year with […]

The Phoenix Suns are not off to a great start to the 2023-24 NBA season, primarily because of the injuries Devin Booker and Bradley Beal are dealing with. With both Booker and Beal not at their 100 percent health-wise, Kevin Durant has been left with a huge load to carry on the court for the […]

The Phoenix Suns lost 112-100 to the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday in a game that highlighted concerns Kevin Durant and Devin Booker’s team has moving forward. Suns Coach Frank Vogel explained why team star Devin Booker did not play in the key early season contest. Eric Gordon had 13 points in Booker’s absence and Durant […]

The Philadelphia 76ers (4-1) took on the Phoenix Suns (2-4) on Saturday afternoon as they debuted their new City Edition look. The Sixers did not disappoint in the Reading Terminal Market-inspired look, securing their fourth straight win with a score of 112-110. Let’s break down the Sixers’ win over the Suns. Sixers player notes: Joel […]

Devin Booker isn’t playing Saturday versus the Philadelphia 76ers. Phoenix Suns head coach Frank Vogel revealed the reason for Booker’s absence prior to the game, per Sam DiGiovanni of ClutchPoints. “He had some soreness in the ankle,” Vogel said. “And, quick turnaround. I mean this, this tip-off is 36 hours from when the game ended […]

Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns have gotten off to somewhat of a shaky start to the 2023-24 NBA season. The Suns currently sit at 2-3 on the campaign following consecutive home losses to the San Antonio Spurs, and Durant has had to do the majority of the heavy lifting so far, with Bradley Beal […]

The NBA In-Season Tournament is set to begin on Friday. The Golden State Warriors will battle the Oklahoma City Thunder Friday, and a current star player who is very familiar with both teams will deliver takes on the game. Kevin Durant, who is currently on the Phoenix Suns, is set to be a special guest […]

Could John Wall join former teammate Bradley Beal on the Phoenix Suns? The former No. 1 overall pick is a free agent after his last stop with the Los Angeles Clippers. The 33-year-old point guard is still in search of his next team. He expressed interest when asked about the possibility of reuniting with Beal, […]

San Antonio sat in collective disbelief. Efforts aimed at processing what they had just seen in Phoenix actually matched their joy. Because of a national television broadcast, many around the country watched in awe as well. The heralded big man and unanimous top overall pick in the most recent NBA Draft had just put the […]

The Phoenix Suns fell to Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night, 132-121. Wembanyama stole the show and flexed his muscles with 38 points and 10 rebounds. But, the Suns got good news with Devin Booker suiting up after he missed the previous three games with an ankle sprain. In his return, […]

After an offseason that felt like an eternity, the NBA is finally back, and the first couple weeks of action have not disappointed. One of the biggest storylines in the game right now is Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs. Because of his size and incredible athleticism, Wembanyama is one of the most unique […]

Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker came back from an injury against the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night, and he almost led the Suns back from a 27-point deficit. However, Victor Wembanyama had other plans, taking over down the stretch to shut down Phoenix’s comeback plans in a 132-121 Spurs win. While Booker nearly notched […]

The Phoenix Suns have owned the San Antonio Spurs, beating their Western Conference counterparts nine straight times entering the 2023-24 NBA campaign — but that narrative is being rewritten by Victor Wembanyama. The Spurs have beaten the Suns twice already this season, highlighted by a thrilling 132-121 victory at the Footprint Center on Thursday night. […]

The modern era of the NBA has been shaped but a lot of amazing guards. It has been recently with the rise of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nikola Jokic, and Joel Embiid that big men have gotten their due recognition again. Victor Wembanyama is the next great player up. He is starting to prove it during the […]

Phoenix Suns superstar forward Kevin Durant has shot down recent comparisons to San Antonio Spurs rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama. Although both players have skinny frames and superior athleticism, KD feels Wemby will blaze his own trail in the league, per Sorare NBA’s Rob Perez. pic.twitter.com/ZGGaTjWo2s — Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) November 3, 2023 “Yeah, I don’t […]

San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama has arrived. Projected by many as the next game-changing prospect in the NBA due to the incredible skill he possesses for his freakish size, Wembanyama put all of his tools on display on Thursday night against the Phoenix Suns, snatching their souls with a stellar two-way effort that should […]

To call Victor Wembanyama a super rookie is an understatement these days. He is breathing new life into the San Antonio Spurs franchise like how Tim Duncan and David Robinson did. The star center had led his team to wins against loaded teams already despite it being early in the season. They once again faced […]

There will come a time when San Antonio Spurs youngster Victor Wembanyama blossoms into the unstoppable force many project him to be, and all that’s left for fans of 29 other teams is to hope that he misses shots. Wembanyama has already shown flashes of being the all-world superstar he’ll be in his prime, dazzling […]

Phoenix Suns Star Devin Booker is returning to action after dealing with an ankle injury for the last week-plus, according to Shams Charania of Stadium and The Athletic. Thursday’s home matchup against Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs will be Booker’s first game since the season opener. Although fans still have to wait to […]

Happy Thursday everyone! With the upcoming weekend quickly approaching, the San Antonio Spurs and the Phoenix Suns will go head to head for the second time in as many days in what should be another instant classic! Join us for our NBA odds series where our Spurs-Suns prediction and pick will be revealed. Entering play with […]

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker has been upgraded to questionable for tomorrow’s home game against the San Antonio Spurs. Booker, who has missed three of the Suns’ first four games with a left ankle sprain, has not played since Phoenix’s season-opener against the Golden State Warriors. “Pretty soon,” Booker said last night on TNT about […]

Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns lost their showdown with the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday after Victor Wembanyama and co. staged a wild 20-point comeback. However, it isn’t without controversy, with many fans believing that the Spurs’ final shot of the game shouldn’t have happened in the first place because Durant was fouled. In […]

Breaking news: Stephen A. Smith believes Bradley Beal’s ongoing back injury should concern the Phoenix Suns. On Wednesday morning’s edition of First Take, the ESPN personality reacted to the Suns’ disastrous last-second loss to Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs by forcefully questioning whether Beal—whose dealt with injury issues pretty much throughout his 11-year career—would […]

He’s good for one or two every game. OK, he’s probably good for three or four of them. Actually, he’s good for five – seemingly every outing. And so we present our daily dose of the five ‘Woah!’ and ‘What did I just see’ moments of the latest Victor Wembanyama performance of his fledgling NBA […]

Arizona Diamondbacks fans paid hundreds to buy tickets for Game 4 of the World Series on Tuesday, but when their team went down 10-0 in the third inning against the Texas Rangers, some fans ended up leaving. Just down the road, San Antonio Spurs phenom Victor Wembanyama was in town facing Kevin Durant and the […]

It was concerning for the Phoenix Suns when, before their opening night clash against the Golden State Warriors, Devin Booker popped up on the injury report with a toe injury. Nonetheless, Booker was able to play, and in fact, he was great during that game. He put up 32 points, six rebounds, and eight assists […]

For much of the night, the Phoenix Suns seemed to be in cruise control against the San Antonio Spurs, building a lead as big as 20 points at one point. But the Spurs put together a late rally to pick up a 115-114 win, shocking a Suns team that simply fell apart in the fourth […]

Bradley Beal hasn’t suited up for the Phoenix Suns since he missed their preseason game against the Portland Trail Blazers back on October 12. While there were no indications back then that the back injury he was dealing with at the time was anything serious, it’s certainly looking as though this knock will linger far […]

Former Phoenix Suns center Shaquille O’Neal has a pretty unique relationship with big men, and by unique, I mean mostly combative and strangely competitive. But curiously enough, one center who has earned the support and admiration of The Big Aristotle is Bol Bol, the 7’2″ son of 7’7″ NBA legend Manute Bol. In his first […]

The San Antonio Spurs defied not just expectations but algorithms that were rooting against them. This first matchup between Victor Wembanyama and Kevin Durant’s Phoenix Suns came out as a legendary battle with the result in favor of the rookie. Frank Vogel just could not pull away because of the coaching brilliance in the Texas […]

Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant has weighed in on the NBA future of San Antonio Spurs rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama. Durant shared his thoughts after the Spurs’ improbable 115-114 win over the Suns on Tuesday. “Yeah, he’s a unique player. He’s going to be a force in this league for a long time. Once he […]

Kevin Durant is a lot of things on the basketball court but one that fits him perfectly is scoring machine. There is no denying that the Phoenix Suns forward is one of the greatest scorers in the history of the NBA, and he showed that again Tuesday night when he poured in 26 points on 12-for-19 […]

In what may have been the best game of the young NBA season so far, the Phoenix Suns suffered a stunning loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night, getting outscored 33-14 in the fourth quarter to fall 115-114. The loss was the result of a controversial play at the end of regulation, when […]

Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs looked outclassed for the majority of their Tuesday night battle against Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns. The Suns led by double digits for the majority of the game, all the while Wembanyama was having his fair share of struggles in putting the ball through the hoop. But […]

It’s always a treat when two of the best players on the floor, even if they don’t play the same position, end up being matched against each other. It becomes an even greater delight to watch when those players take on each other in isolation. On Tuesday night, that’s exactly what Phoenix Suns star and […]

It didn’t take long for Kevin Durant to team Victor Wembanyama a valuable lesson during the first NBA matchup. Switched onto the rookie sensation in the first minute of Tuesday’s game between the San Antonio Spurs and Phoenix Suns, Durant summarily cut off Wembanyama’s drive before swiping down at the ball for an easy steal. […]

On Tuesday evening, the Phoenix Suns will take on the San Antonio Spurs for what will be the team’s second home game of the year. The game will mark the first career matchup between Spurs’ rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama and Suns’ living legend Kevin Durant, and recently, it was revealed that Durant was actually Wembanyama’s […]

The collective fascination with Victor Wembanyama centers on his combination of size, sharpness and skills. The game’s greatest big men have often featured fantastic footwork with their size, or amazing athleticism for their frame, or supreme skills (shooting, passing) despite their length. However, at 7-foot-3 at least, none have combined the agility, ball handling and […]