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Prior to the Phoenix Suns’ visit to play the Golden State Warriors Tuesday night, Steve Kerr told reporters he thinks Dubs fans will give Kevin Durant “the applause and energy that he deserves for everything he did,” as reported by ESPN’s Kendra Andrews. Durant once again missed a chance to play in front of the […]

Monday night’s matchup against the defending champs Golden State Warriors would have been a very intriguing contest for Kevin Durant as he faces off against one of his former teams. It wasn’t to be, though, as KD continues to nurse a lingering ankle injury that is expected to keep him out for a currently undisclosed […]

Golden State Warriors defensive ace Draymond Green put together a fantastic all-around performance in Saturday’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks. Green scored just five points but grabbed 13 rebounds and dished out nine assists in the 125-116 Warriors overtime win. So when Devin Booker, Chris Paul, and the Phoenix Suns visit the Chase Center on […]

The Phoenix Suns suffered a tough injury blow on the Kevin Durant front just before he was supposed to make his home debut for his new team. At this point, the former league MVP has no timetable to return, and it doesn’t sound like the Suns are in any hurry to bring him back. ESPN’s […]

We continue our NBA odds and pick series by covering the second part of tonight’s ESPN NBA Double-Header. The new-look Phoenix Suns (37-30) will face off against the Golden State Warriors (35-33) as both teams look to gain an edge over each other before possibly meeting in the playoffs. Check out our NBA odds series […]

The regular season of the 2022-23 NBA is entering its 22nd week, and the postseason race is heating up even more. We are seeing some strong teams faltering and some erstwhile middling teams moving up with urgency. Of course, they will continue to compete for position with only 12-15 games remaining per club. It goes […]

Phoenix Suns fans can breathe an even greater sigh of relief as far as the severity of Kevin Durant’s injury goes. Durant rolled his left ankle after slipping during pre-game warmups last week in a setback that delayed his Suns home debut. Given KD’s injury history just this season alone, fans feared the worst only […]

The Golden State Warriors will be looking to make it back-to-back wins on Monday when they return to action against the Phoenix Suns. This is after the Warriors came up with a big win against the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday to maintain their hold on the sixth seed in the Western Conference. Unfortunately for the […]

The Golden State Warriors pulled off a big win on Saturday night against a Giannis Antetokounmpo-less Milwaukee Bucks. The defending champs did not come out of the game unscathed, though, with Draymond Green being forced to exit the game in the third quarter with an ankle injury. The former Defensive Player of the Year was […]

Deandre Ayton gave Phoenix Suns fans quite the scare when he injured his knee late in Saturday’s game against the Sacramento Kings. Fortunately, it doesn’t look like it’s anything serious. Ayton was seen grabbing his right knee late in the fourth quarter of the eventual 128-119 loss for the Suns. He tried to battle for […]

The Sacramento Kings will battle the Phoenix Suns. We’re in the desert sharing our NBA odds series, making a Kings-Suns prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Kings defeated the New York Knicks 122-117. Substantially, the Kings built a 16-point halftime lead. They also held off a furious Knicks comeback. Significantly, Domantas […]

On Wednesday night, prior to making his home debut for the Phoenix Suns, Kevin Durant suffered an ankle injury in warmups. After slipping on the floor, Durant suffered a left ankle sprain. It now appears that he will be out for at least the next two weeks. In a tweet sent out by  Shams Charania […]

The basketball world was put on high alert on Wednesday night after Kevin Durant was abruptly ruled out of what should have been his home debut for the Phoenix Suns just moments before their matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder tipped off. It was then revealed on Thursday that KD had suffered a left ankle […]

Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant suffered an unfortunate ankle injury while warming up for the team’s win against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday, and Stephen A Smith blamed the sneakers for the ailment. “I got this problem, I just want to say this, I’m a fan of Nike…but I got to tell you something […]

The Phoenix Suns fear that star forward Kevin Durant has a grade 2 ankle sprain after injuring himself in pre-game warmups before Wednesday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, according to Greg Moore of the Arizona Republic. A grade 2 ankle strain would keep him out for between four and six weeks, the injury could […]

Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams emphasized that the team will proceed with caution in dealing with Kevin Durant’s latest injury. Durant suffered a left ankle sprain before he made his Phoenix debut on Wednesday against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Durant slipped during warmups and tweaked his left ankle, forcing the team to rule him […]

Kevin Durant was scheduled to make his home debut for the Phoenix Suns Wednesday night but disaster struck before tipoff. Durant was declared out of the game against his former team, the Oklahoma City Thunder, due to a sprained ankle injury he suffered during the pregame workouts. It was a real bummer for Durant, the […]

Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant was a late scratch against the Oklahoma City Thunder because of an ankle injury. With that said, instead of wearing his sneakers, he ended up with a walking boot for Wednesday’s game. Durant was spotted with a walking boot after being forced to sit out his supposed debut game in Phoenix. […]

Prior to acquiring Kevin Durant, the Phoenix Suns were already one of the best teams in the NBA. After all, the core pieces of their 61-win 2021-22 season team, led by none other than Devin Booker and Chris Paul, are still in place. And on Wednesday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Booker showed that […]

Anything can happen in an NBA game — or pregame. Phoenix Suns got reminded of that the hard way when superstar forward and prized trade deadline acquisition Kevin Durant slipped on the floor and injured his ankle during pregame workouts, forcing him to be ruled out of Wednesday night’s showdown against the Oklahoma City Thunder […]

Kevin Durant previously declared how excited he is to make his Phoenix Suns home debut on Wednesday night — against no less than his former team, the Oklahoma City Thunder. Unfortunately for Suns fans, they will need to wait a bit longer after KD suffered a freak injury just before tipoff. While warming up for […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are coming off a big win on Tuesday night against the Golden State Warriors, 137-128. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who is coming off a five-game injury layoff, had himself quite a ballgame, finishing with a team-high 33 points on 14-of-24 shooting, to go along with three rebounds, six assists, two steals, and two […]

Trading for Kevin Durant was a game-changing move for the Phoenix Suns. They not only acquired a two-time champion and a bonafide All-Star, but arguably the best player in the NBA today who could potentially fire them towards a first-ever championship. What makes Durant so great is his efficiency when it comes to shooting the […]

In the 1990s, Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls got in the way of many teams trying to capture an elusive championship. The Phoenix Suns and forward Cedric Ceballos was one of those teams on the wrong side of the Bulls’ dynasty. The Suns lost to Chicago in the 1993 NBA Finals, which was the […]

Hall of Fame forward Charles Barkley is well known for being brash and outspoken. However, the full extent of his eccentricities may still have yet to be uncovered. Speaking to ClutchPoints on the I Got Next Podcast, former NBA forward Cedric Ceballos discusses his first time meeting Barkley, who was traded to the Phoenix Suns […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder (31-34) visit the Phoenix Suns (36-29) on Wednesday night! Action tips off at 9:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Thunder-Suns prediction, pick, and how to watch. Oklahoma City has won three straight games and sits in 11th place in the Western Conference. The Thunder covered […]

The Phoenix Suns have won three out of three since Kevin Durant returned to the court. The new-look Suns have been nothing short of dominant during this stretch, with KD and Co. winning all three contests by an average margin of 13 points. Moreover, all three games have been on the road, which makes this […]

The Phoenix Suns pulled off a big win on Sunday against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks, and it was thanks in large part to another dominant display from new superstar recruit Kevin Durant. KD led the way for the Suns with a game-high 37 points on a very efficient 12-of-17 shooting, to go along […]

Kevin Durant has given a candid summary of his feelings following the Phoenix Suns’ four-point win over former teammate Kyrie Irving’s Dallas Mavericks side. In the lead-up to the clash, Durant called it “just another game”, and following the tight victory in which he played a pivotal role, he doesn’t appear to have changed his […]

Devin Booker and Luka Doncic stole the show at the end of Sunday’s hard-fought encounter between the Dallas Mavericks and the Phoenix Suns. Right before the game ended, the two superstars got into it in what turned out to be an intense face-to-face confrontation. Apparently, what was not caught by the broadcast camera was Kyrie […]

Devin Booker wants all the smoke. The Phoenix Suns superstar got into it with Luka Doncic toward the end of Sunday’s high-octane matchup against the Dallas Mavericks, and it had NBA Twitter absolutely buzzing. At this point, Booker just added fuel to the fire of his personal rivalry with the Mavs All-Star following his post-game […]

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic could just be trying to dodge the heat after missing a game-tying shot against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. Luka Doncic MISSES the game tying shot 😬 Mavs now trail the Suns by 4 with 3.5 remaining.pic.twitter.com/177D9Z6N7R — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) March 5, 2023 However, following their 130-126 loss to Phoenix, […]

Luka Doncic just couldn’t help himself. The Dallas Maverick superstar just had to go nose-to-nose with Devin Booker right before Sunday’s intense matchup against the Phoenix Suns ended. Apparently, Doncic did not like what he heard from Booker, and so the Mavs All-Star decided to tell him right to his face. After the game, Booker […]

The Dallas Mavericks lost to the Phoenix Suns 130-126 Sunday afternoon in Dallas, but it was a confrontation between Mavericks forward Luka Doncic and Suns guard Devin Booker that had people talking after the contest. With Dallas trailing by two at the end of regulation, Doncic drove to the basket, but missed a layup that […]

NBA fans were treated to quite a spectacle on Sunday as the Phoenix Suns emerged victorious in a tough matchup against the Dallas Mavericks, 120-126. Kevin Durant and Devin Booker led the Suns to a big win in this marquee matchup, with the pair combining for 73 points to take down Luka Doncic and Co. […]

As expected, the level of competition during Sunday’s marquee matchup between the Phoenix Suns and the Dallas Mavericks was not for the faint of heart. These are two of the top teams in the NBA right now, and naturally, players on both did all they can to help their team win. Towards the end, this […]

There was no shortage of action during Sunday’s matinee matchup between the Phoenix Suns and the Dallas Mavericks. It was a tightly-contested battle throughout, with the Suns emerging with a hard-fought, 130-126 victory. The game did not finish without incident, though, with Luka Doncic and Devin Booker getting into it just before the final buzzer. […]

The Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks have quite the rivalry going these days, and the additions of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving to these respective teams only makes things even more intense. Sunday brought an epic matinee affair between these two squads, with the Suns coming out on top against the Mavs courtesy of a […]

With two-time Finals MVP Kevin Durant finally in-tow, the Phoenix Suns have made basketball look effortless. However, while even Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton are fawning over their new teammate, floor general Chris Paul knows that it won’t always be pretty. Not the fact that Durant may have an off night, which happens to even […]