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It came down to the absolute wire, but Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers are going to play Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns in the first round of the 2023 NBA playoffs. The Clippers defeated the Suns on the final day of the NBA season, which secured them into the fifth overall seed […]

Phoenix Suns star Chris Paul just tied John Stockton for an incredible steals record and is now two seasons away from matching the all-time feat set by Jason Kidd. With Paul ruled out for the Suns’ final game of the season against the Los Angeles Clippers, it means that CP3 is going to finish the […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have everything to play for on Sunday afternoon, the final day of the NBA regular season. Meanwhile, the Phoenix Suns have nothing to play for, and it’s reflected in their decision regarding Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and Chris Paul. With the fourth seed locked up, the Suns are resting Durant, Booker, and […]

The Phoenix Suns are reportedly planning to sit their four core stars, Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, Chris Paul, and Deandre Ayton, against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night, per Shams Charania. The Suns are reportedly focusing on playoff health at the moment, as they’ve already clinched the four-seed in the West. It is no […]

The Phoenix Suns stand as one of the favorites to take home the 2023 NBA championship, by virtue of their blockbuster trade deadline move to add Kevin Durant alongside their Devin Booker-Chris Paul core. Nevertheless, the Suns, despite already clinching a playoff berth, aren’t resting on their laurels, playing their stars heavy minutes in a […]

The Denver Nuggets were missing the services of reigning back-to-back MVP Nikola Jokic during Thursday’s game, but somehow, they still managed to give the mighty Phoenix Suns a proper scare. Aaron Gordon, Jamal Murray, Michael Porter Jr., and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope were all out of action as well, but for some reason, the Suns barely managed […]

History was made in the NBA on Thursday night. Twice. After the New York Knicks set a new Big 3 record, the New Orleans Pelicans matched the same record a few hours later. The odds of that happening have to be astronomically low, but somehow, it happened. For starters, the Knicks trio of Immanuel Quickley, […]

Dan Hurley and UConn basketball finally got their “One Shining Moment,” and Phoenix Suns star Chris Paul couldn’t be happier for them. Hurley guided UConn to the 2023 national championship against San Diego State on Monday, beating the Aztecs 76-59. Naturally after the win, many heaped praise on Hurley and his Huskies for an incredible […]

Kevin Durant is, finally, back. The Phoenix Suns forward had a few setbacks early in his career in Arizona, but is now healthy and taking the court with Chris Paul and Devin Booker. He finally made his Suns home debut on Wednesday night, but it wasn’t exactly a performance to remember. KD finished with just […]

For a worrying stretch of time, the New Orleans Pelicans looked dead in the water without the services of their best player, Zion Williamson, who has missed their last 39 games, including their Thursday night tilt against the Denver Nuggets. In fact, they even lost 10 straight games at one point, almost knocking them off […]

Phoenix Suns veteran guard Chris Paul has been in the league for 18 seasons, so he’s seen it all in his long, storied career. Thats why, when All-NBA forward Kevin Durant was ruled out indefinitely after sustaining an ankle injury, the floor general tried to keep it all in perspective. Paul, speaking to Sam Amick […]

If there’s one positive the Brooklyn Nets can take from their 119-106 loss in Orlando Sunday, it’s that Mikal Bridges has the look of a budding star. The breakout forward poured in 44 points, one shy of his career high, on 13-of-22 shooting from the field and 6-of-9 from three. Bridges set career high’s in […]

ESPN’s most controversial on-air talent continues to raise the hackles of the players he covers, and the latest victim of Kendrick Perkins is Phoenix Suns star guard Chris Paul. Making an appearance on First Take with another polarizing on-air personality in Stephen A. Smith, Perkins would discuss Paul’s recent play, claiming that what he’s seen […]

A lot has already been said about the disparity of free-throw opportunities between the Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Lakers in their meeting Wednesday night in Hollywood. Suns point guard Chris Paul also shared his thoughts on the topic following Phoenix’s 122-111 loss to their Pacific Division rivals. “We’re just trying to find a […]

There are few bigger landscape-shifting trades that never happened than that of Chris Paul’s botched move to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2011. CP3 would have formed a superteam in LA with Kobe Bryant had it not been for then-commissioner David Stern vetoing the deal at the last minute. As it turns out, former All-Star […]

It’s no secret that Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo is one of the hardest players to guard in the NBA, and with Mikal Bridges now playing in the Eastern Conference, Suns’ Chris Paul had an idea for how his former teammate could guard the Greek Freak. Bridges shared a football helmet that Paul sent him on […]

Steph Curry wasn’t content with merely nabbing his 31st victory against Chris Paul all-time (regular season and playoffs combined) on Monday night when the Golden State Warriors brought home a 123-112 victory over the Phoenix Suns. Curry also wanted to twist the knife on Paul’s wounds over the years after screaming out loud that it’s […]

Amid the Phoenix Suns’ 123-112 wire-to-wire defeat against the Golden State Warriors, it was Stephen Curry’s trash talk towards Chris Paul that grabbed headlines. After scoring an and-one on the Suns guard along the baseline, Curry yelled out “this ain’t 2014 no more”, which appeared to be a shot at the last time Paul had […]

A lot has changed since 2014 – especially for the Golden State Warriors. Nine years ago, the Warriors were a middle-of-the-pack team in the Western Conference, Stephen Curry hasn’t yet won an MVP, and Draymond Green was yet to emerge as the two-way force he grew to become. That was the year the Warriors suffered […]

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 […]

Trades in the NBA are quite common. However, trading superstars often make the headlines. While some superstars are happy to stay with the team that helped them become stars in the first place, not a lot may feel the same way. In fact, we’ve seen a handful of times when superstars force their way out […]

Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker knows that people are viewing his team as the one to beat in the West after trading for Kevin Durant. While part of that is simply the fact that they acquired a player of KD’s caliber, the other part is the fact that people view the Suns as a ‘superteam’ […]

Phoenix Suns’ star Chris Paul is regarded as one of the best point guards in NBA history. However, he has not been able to win an NBA championship. ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith placed CP3 at the top of his list for players “under most pressure” to win the NBA Finals following the Kevin Durant trade, […]

Kevin Durant spoke to the media once again on Saturday at NBA All-Star Weekend, just two days removed from his introductory press conference in front of 3,000 Phoenix Suns fans at the Footprint Center. A lot of the conversation since KD has arrived in the desert is about how he’s going to fit alongside Devin […]

G League Ignite guard Scoot Henderson is projected to be a top-2 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t fantasized about playing with the league’s current stars. Asked by reporters who he would love to play with in the NBA, Henderson says that he wants to “play with guys like […]

Chris Paul has bumped Michael Jordan out of the top three list of the NBA’s all-time leaders in the steals category. With four steals Thursday night against the Los Angeles Clippers at home, the Point God zoomed past His Airness for third on the said list. Chris Paul entered the Clippers game with 2,511 steals […]

Chris Paul is expected to remain the Phoenix Suns’ point guard moving forward during the 2022-23 season. However, the Suns could look to move on during the offseason or next season according to Shams Charania. “They (Suns) did look into Kyrie Irving this year before making the KD trade. They looked into Fred VanVleet this […]

Kevin Durant has yet to make his debut for the Phoenix Suns, but after watching Chris Paul’s put up a monster game against the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday, he should be excited to suit up for the franchise. Paul made history in the contest as he propelled the Suns to the 120-109 win. He finished […]

After the Phoenix Suns trade deadline move for Kevin Durant, the NBA is officially a new world. The Kevin Durant-Suns marriage changes the balance of power in the league, and could finally bring a championship to Phoenix. With that as the ultimate stakes, we’ll make three bold Suns predictions following the blockbuster Kevin Durant trade. […]

While all eyes Tuesday night are on LeBron James’ chase for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time NBA scoring record, Chris Paul made moved closer to the top of another statistical No. 1 spot in the league. After recording a total of five steals in the Suns’ 116-112 road victory at Barclays Center against the Brooklyn Nets, Chris […]

Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams admits he was “bothered” that Chris Paul’s name was thrown in the trade rumors amid the Kyrie Irving drama. For one, it’s not true. And second and the most important for him, the superstar guard doesn’t deserve to be in such kind of talks. Williams said as much in […]

Chris Paul’s name appeared in Phoenix Suns-Kyrie Irving trade rumors. Irving was ultimately dealt to the Dallas Mavericks, a deal that has yet to become official as of this story’s publication, but Paul was mentioned as a potential trade piece had the Suns acquired Irving from the Brooklyn Nets. CP3 shared a brutally honest reaction on […]

The 2022-23 NBA regular season is entering its final stages. With the Feb. 9 trade deadline around the corner, the clock is ticking for organizations to make key moves. Also, teams such as the Phoenix Suns could be active in the market to improve their roster ahead of the playoffs. Such moves could even include […]

The Brooklyn Nets sent shockwaves through the NBA world on Sunday with their trade of Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks. It was reported that both the Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers as well as the Phoenix Suns were potential finalists for an Irving trade and with each subsequent hour, details of those […]

It is believed that it’s only going to be a matter of time before Jae Crowder finally leaves the Phoenix Suns. The 32-year-old veteran hasn’t played a single minute for the Suns this season as he continues to work his way out of the team. At this point, however, it seems that it isn’t only […]

A body cam footage and a traffic surveillance video of Tyre Nichols’ arrest leading to his hospitalization and death have been released to the public. Sure enough, it sparked anger and disappointment among those who have seen it, including from athletes like LeBron James, Chris Paul, Mike Conley, Robert Griffin III and many others. On […]

It’s been a roller coaster of a season for the Phoenix Suns. Last year’s top seed has had several key pieces in and out of the lineup with Jae Crowder holding himself out even bother the season began. The veteran forward’s holdout may have evoked mixed feelings from Suns fans, but it hasn’t changed how […]

Chris Paul is one of the best point guards to ever suit up in the history of basketball. There’s a reason many call him the Point God, as he’s able to dictate the tempo and flow of the game with his elite court vision and leadership on the court. However, there’s also a reason why […]

  The Phoenix Suns are in a weird spot. The injury bug plagued the Suns all season and is clearly the biggest reason behind their downward spiral to the bottom half of the Western Conference standings. With the way the West is bunched up together in the win-loss column, Phoenix can conceivably resuscitate this season […]