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Victor Wembanyama is about to take the league by storm, and San Antonio Spurs fans can’t wait. This is after the Spurs won Tuesday night’s highly-anticipated NBA Draft lottery, thereby earning the right to select Wemby as the No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming draft. Given all the hype surrounding the 19-year-old phenom, it […]

Kevin Durant tends to hold the microphone in his hand and close to his mouth at press conferences. It’s different from those who keep it in front of them at NBA podiums, but it draws observers closer to exactly what Durant has to say. The Phoenix Suns‘ forward spoke about the team’s 125-100 loss to […]

Not every season can end in winning a championship, but for the Phoenix Suns, this is their expectation after trading for superstar Kevin Durant. Firing Monty Williams after a handful of successful seasons as their head coach, the Suns are entering an offseason in which they will also have to re-evaluate Deandre Ayton’s long-term future […]

Dwight Howard might not be playing in the NBA any longer, but it seems he is still putting out recruiting pitches for star players to join him on the Taoyuan Leopards in Taiwan. On social media, he recently named a bunch of players from teams who were eliminated and jokingly made a case for them […]

One of the biggest stories to come out of the NBA recently is the shocking firing of Monty Williams as head coach of the Phoenix Suns. The Suns’ decision to part ways with Williams came shortly after their exit from the 2023 NBA Playoffs via a second-round loss to Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. […]

The Phoenix Suns fired head coach Monty Williams on Saturday following their disastrous playoff exit at the hands of the Denver Nuggets in Game 6 on Friday. Apparently, though, Kevin Durant and the rest of the team were informed of the decision before it was made official. Durant also reportedly doesn’t have any issues with […]

After the Denver Nuggets sent the Phoenix Suns packing in the playoffs, several critics and haters proceeded to troll Kevin Durant. Many couldn’t help but mention Carmelo Anthony in the process, noting that KD would have been still ring-less like Melo had he not joined the Golden State Warriors. When Durant left the Warriors, many […]

Many teams will enter the NBA offseason with questions regarding what their roster will look like, but the Phoenix Suns have some major decisions to make regarding the future of veteran point guard Chris Paul. Losing to the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Semifinals this season, Paul missed the team’s final four games due […]

Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns looked poised for a deep postseason run after the 13-time NBA All-Star was acquired at the NBA Trade Deadline, but they were unable to withstand the potent Denver Nuggets offense, losing in six games in the Western Conference semifinal. “It sucked. It was a bad feeling,” Durant said after […]

The Phoenix Suns entered the 2023 NBA playoffs with high hopes. In fact, the Suns have not known hope like this in quite a while, as the addition of Kevin Durant has made them one of the favorites to win it all, even if it came at the expense of their depth. However, the more […]

Even in the face of defeat, Kevin Durant took time to praise his “all-time” opponent Nikola Jokic. After Jokic’s Denver Nuggets eliminated Durant’s Phoenix Suns from the playoffs with a Game 6 thumping, KD lauded the two-time MVP’s abilities. “I always knew how great he was,” Durant said. “He’ll go down as one of the […]

Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns are getting destroyed on the mean streets of Twitter right now. This isn’t at all surprising after the Suns suffered an embarrassing season-ending blowout loss to the Denver Nuggets in Game 6 of their NBA Playoffs second-round series. To make matters worse, Phoenix was playing on their own home […]

The Phoenix Suns‘ season could not have ended in more disappointing fashion. This was after they were utterly dominated by Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets in Game 6 of their NBA Playoffs second-round matchup. The Suns came into this one looking to defend their home court with the hope of forcing a Game 7 […]

Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams has discussed a potential change in role for Kevin Durant in their win-or-go-home Game 6 with the Denver Nuggets. Deandre Ayton will miss the pivotal clash as a result of a rib contusion, leaving a hole in the center position for the Suns. Jock Landale is one player who could […]

As exciting as the NBA regular season is, the playoffs are ultimately a different animal altogether. With the best NBA teams competing for the coveted NBA championship, the stakes are higher than ever. However, with the pressure of the playoffs, there’s no doubt that closeout games are a huge contributor to that. But despite the […]

After two straight wins on their home court, the Phoenix Suns couldn’t bring their momentum with them on the road. They were no match for the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena once again, falling 118-102 in a lopsided game. With the win, Denver took a 3-2 lead in the second-round series and pushed Phoenix to […]

The Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets are two very emotional, passionate teams that have been fighting with one another to try and reach the Western Conference Finals. On Tuesday night, the Nuggets came away with a 118-102 victory at home to take a 3-2 series lead, but the story from this game was what happened […]

The Western Conference Semifinals series between the Denver Nuggets and Phoenix Suns has been full of very entertaining basketball and this was certainly the case in Game 5 on Tuesday night. The Nuggets came away with another blowout victory at home, defeating the Suns 118-102, but it was what happened late in the third quarter […]

The NBA Playoffs continue on Tuesday night as the Phoenix Suns visit the Denver Nuggets for Game 5 of the Western Conference Semifinals. The two-on-two battle of Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray vs. Devin Booker and Kevin Durant has been the story of the series thus far. With both teams vying to take a pivotal […]

The Western Conference Semifinals NBA Playoffs series between the Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets shifts back to Ball Arena tied at two games apiece after the Suns clawed their way back at the Footprint Center. Thanks to an absolute two-game heater from star guard Devin Booker, the Suns won both Games 3 and 4 in […]

The second-round series between the Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers is tied at two games apiece, thanks largely to some clutch shots from guard James Harden. Harden has two game-winners in this series. The first came in Game 1 when Harden swished a step-back three over Al Horford to give the Sixers a 1-0 […]

PHOENIX – Just a week after they were counted out of their Western Conference semifinal series against the Denver Nuggets, the Phoenix Suns proved they are still title contenders with back-to-back wins at home.  Phoenix won Games 3 and 4 behind stellar performances from Devin Booker and Kevin Durant and improved bench play, including an […]

The Phoenix Suns made it a series on Sunday night, rolling to a big win over the Denver Nuggets to even things up at two games apiece, despite being without Chris Paul, who is still nursing a groin injury. Early Monday morning, Stephen A. Smith dropped a hot take on their victory, where Kevin Durant […]

Facing desperation at home against the Denver Nuggets in Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals, Devin Booker and Kevin Durant had to dig deep into their bag of tricks to will the Phoenix Suns to victory Sunday night. That included a Hail Mary-like play at the end of the first quarter. Trailing 34-30, Booker […]

PHOENIX — Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and the Phoenix Suns are back.  The Suns evened their Western Conference semifinal series against the Denver Nuggets with their 129-124 win in Game 4 in front of the 79th consecutive sellout at Footprint Center with 17,071 fans.  Phoenix is now in a position to take a series lead […]

Nikola Jokic certainly earned the respect of both Devin Booker and Kevin Durant following his 50-point explosion on Sunday; however, the two Phoenix Suns stars couldn’t have been more different with the way they delivered it. Jokic dropped 53 points, four rebounds and 11 assists in the Nuggets’ 129-124 loss to the Suns in Game […]

The Denver Nuggets’ Game 4 matchup with the Phoenix Suns could be the turning point of their 2023 NBA playoff series. With the pivotal Nuggets-Suns game looming, be making our Nuggets Game 4 predictions. The Nuggets can take a commanding 3-1 series lead by defeating the Suns in Game 4 Sunday night. Only a handful […]

PHOENIX – Kevin Durant put up gaudy numbers in the Phoenix Suns’ 121-114 win over the Denver Nuggets in Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinal series Friday night.  But it was not a typical, efficient game for Durant.  The new Sun dropped 39 points, which is the most he has recorded in 16 games […]

PHOENIX – Devin Booker kept his response short. “I feel so good,” he said about his 42-minute night in Game 3 against the Denver Nuggets. “Blessed to be out here.” It has been a privilege for sports fans to watch Booker. The Phoenix Suns’ guard impressed again with 47 points on hyper-efficient 20-of-25 shooting in […]

The Phoenix Suns earned a must-win against the Denver Nuggets in Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals Friday night. Devin Booker and Kevin Durant had the type of monster games one would expect them to have if a victory without Chris Paul was going to be pulled out in the Footprint Center. Actually, they […]

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker put together arguably the best playoff performance of his career in Friday’s Game 3 against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. Booker scored 47 points — on 20-for-25 shooting from the field and 5-for-8 from behind the three-point arc — grabbed six rebounds, dished out nine assists, and came up […]

Nikola Jokic’s 30 points, 17 rebounds and 17 assists in Game 3 weren’t enough to give the Denver Nuggets a 3-0 series lead over the Phoenix Suns. Devin Booker and Kevin Durant were simply too good, combining to score 86 points on 56 field-goal attempts in Friday’s 121-114 victory. The Nuggets had no answers for […]

Friday night’s Game 2 matchup between the Denver Nuggets and the Phoenix Suns had no shortage of action. The contest went down the wire, with the Suns ultimately escaping with a 121-114 victory to mark their first win in this series. The Nuggets kept it close until the end, and at one point in the […]

The Phoenix Suns have to win Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinal series against the Denver Nuggets. There is no other way to put it. Phoenix faces an 0-2 deficit. If it loses, it will face an 0-3 hole that no team has ever recovered from in NBA playoff history. Ahead of the game, […]

The Phoenix Suns are preparing for a pivotal Game 3 against the Denver Nuggets on Friday. They have a chance to cut into the Nuggets 2-0 lead and make it a series, and Kevin Durant playing better would certainly give them a better chance of doing so. Albeit such a big game ahead, Ric Bucher […]

Kevin Durant has not started the Phoenix Suns series against the Denver Nuggets like he would have expected. However, with a pivotal Game 3 on tap Friday, Tim Legler believes Durant is going to remind the world who he is. "I think it's time for Kevin Durant to have one of those nights in Game […]

PHOENIX – Kevin Durant did not have the hot hand for the Phoenix Suns Monday night.  Durant shot 2-of-12 from 3-point range in their 97-87 loss to the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinals. It was Durant’s lowest 3-point percentage on a minimum of 10 attempts in his 12-year playoff career, […]

In the midst of the NBA playoffs, the Phoenix Suns are looking to bounce back from a 2-0 deficit against the Denver Nuggets. Kevin Durant, one of the Suns’ key players, sheds light on an essential training camp lesson that could help Phoenix turn the tide in their favor. Durant and the Thunder overcame an […]

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker loves Call of Duty. Unfortunately for him, he does not have a playable character in the game. Suns forward Kevin Durant will be in the game’s seasonal update released May 10 as an Operator. Durant will be in a “special, limited-time Store Bundle to be released with Season 03 Reloaded,” […]